Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 7.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
7.6%
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
107th
of 191 countries
All-time high
8.3%
in 2020
All-time low
2.2%
in 2007
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2022

24682000201120222000: 3.52001: 3.72002: 3.62003: 3.22004: 2.82005: 2.42006: 2.22007: 2.22008: 2.52009: 3.62010: 3.22011: 2.72012: 2.82013: 2.92014: 3.22015: 4.82016: 4.92017: 5.42018: 5.42019: 72020: 8.32021: 7.42022: 7.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United Arab Emirates recorded 7.6% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 167.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in United Arab Emirates peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2007.

That places United Arab Emirates 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in United Arab Emirates, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 3.5%
2001 3.7% +5.0%
2002 3.6% -2.0%
2003 3.2% -10.3%
2004 2.8% -14.5%
2005 2.4% -13.6%
2006 2.2% -7.3%
2007 2.2% -0.3%
2008 2.5% +12.9%
2009 3.6% +42.6%
2010 3.2% -11.1%
2011 2.7% -13.8%
2012 2.8% +3.8%
2013 2.9% +3.5%
2014 3.2% +9.2%
2015 4.8% +49.3%
2016 4.9% +2.0%
2017 5.4% +9.9%
2018 5.4% -0.2%
2019 7.0% +31.1%
2020 8.3% +18.7%
2021 7.4% -11.6%
2022 7.6% +2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.0% 2.2% 3.7% 10
2010s 4.2% 2.7% 7.0% 10
2020s 7.8% 7.4% 8.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in United Arab Emirates?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in United Arab Emirates was 7.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2007.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
United Arab Emirates ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 167.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
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