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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4839 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
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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