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 191 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
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 191 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.
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.4% | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 11.8% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +21.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 16.0% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +3.5% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 16.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 16.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.6%, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
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 191 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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