Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 31.3% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
31.3%
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
4th
of 190 countries
All-time high
35.6%
in 2014
All-time low
23.5%
in 2021
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Tuvalu, 2005–2022

0102030402005201320222005: 33.82006: 31.42007: 29.32008: 282009: 31.62010: 33.22011: 31.12012: 32.72013: 31.82014: 35.62015: 33.32016: 32.82017: 31.82018: 33.42019: 29.92020: 31.42021: 23.52022: 31.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tuvalu stood at 31.3%.

That represents a change of up 33.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 35.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2021.

That places Tuvalu 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.8% 28.0% 33.8% 5
2010s 32.6% 29.9% 35.6% 10
2020s 28.8% 23.5% 31.4% 3

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 1 Libya 45.1% compare
  2. 2 Nauru 42.6% compare
  3. 3 Kiribati 38.6% compare
  4. 5 Marshall Islands 22.4% compare
  5. 6 Lesotho 19.5% compare
  6. 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 18.0% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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All data for Tuvalu β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tuvalu?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Tuvalu was 31.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2021.
How does Tuvalu rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Tuvalu ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,104 data points, 2000–2022
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