Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 3.5% in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
3.5%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 190 countries
All-time high
3.8%
in 2002
All-time low
2.5%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2000β2022
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Uganda, 2000β2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3.5% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uganda peaked at 3.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2009.
That places Uganda 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uganda?
- Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uganda was 3.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2009.
- How does Uganda rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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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