Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Albania

Albania: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 13.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
13.8%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
183rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.1%
in 2005
All-time low
13.8%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Albania, 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 19.62001: 22.42002: 21.82003: 22.22004: 222005: 23.12006: 22.32007: 20.92008: 19.42009: 16.72010: 18.12011: 17.92012: 18.52013: 17.92014: 16.12015: 16.42016: 15.72017: 16.12018: 15.62019: 15.62020: 14.32021: 142022: 13.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Albania is 13.8%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Albania peaked at 23.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2022.

That places Albania 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Albania, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 19.6%
2001 22.4% +14.2%
2002 21.8% -2.7%
2003 22.2% +2.2%
2004 22.0% -1.0%
2005 23.1% +4.9%
2006 22.3% -3.7%
2007 20.9% -6.2%
2008 19.4% -6.9%
2009 16.7% -14.1%
2010 18.1% +8.2%
2011 17.9% -0.7%
2012 18.5% +2.9%
2013 17.9% -2.8%
2014 16.1% -10.2%
2015 16.4% +1.9%
2016 15.7% -4.2%
2017 16.1% +2.1%
2018 15.6% -2.8%
2019 15.6% -0.0%
2020 14.3% -8.1%
2021 14.0% -2.6%
2022 13.8% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 16.7% 23.1% 10
2010s 16.8% 15.6% 18.5% 10
2020s 14.0% 13.8% 14.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Albania?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Albania was 13.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2022.
How does Albania rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Albania ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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