Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay

Uruguay: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 4.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
4.5%
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
158th
of 188 countries
All-time high
5.2%
in 2020
All-time low
4.1%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Uruguay, 2000–2022

02462000201120222000: 4.42001: 4.62002: 4.52003: 4.12004: 4.12005: 4.22006: 4.32007: 4.22008: 4.22009: 4.62010: 4.52011: 4.52012: 4.62013: 4.52014: 4.62015: 4.62016: 4.72017: 4.82018: 4.92019: 5.12020: 5.22021: 4.82022: 4.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay stood at 4.5%.

The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay peaked at 5.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2004.

That places Uruguay 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.3% 4.1% 4.6% 10
2010s 4.7% 4.5% 5.1% 10
2020s 4.9% 4.5% 5.2% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Uruguay was 4.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2004.
How does Uruguay rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Uruguay ranks 158th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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