Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 16.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.6%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
9th
of 188 countries
All-time high
16.6%
in 2022
All-time low
10.4%
in 2005
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0510152000201120222000: 10.92001: 10.72002: 11.52003: 11.32004: 10.72005: 10.42006: 11.22007: 12.82008: 12.82009: 11.42010: 122011: 11.42012: 12.12013: 11.82014: 11.42015: 11.22016: 10.82017: 10.52018: 12.72019: 13.32020: 152021: 162022: 16.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 16.6% for wage bill as a percentage of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Vanuatu peaked at 16.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2005.

That places Vanuatu 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.4% 10.4% 12.8% 10
2010s 11.7% 10.5% 13.3% 10
2020s 15.9% 15.0% 16.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Vanuatu?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Vanuatu was 16.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
How does Vanuatu rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Vanuatu ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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