Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Algeria

Algeria: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 24.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
24.9%
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
103rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2016
All-time low
19.0%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 24.62001: 24.32002: 21.72003: 25.92004: 24.92005: 22.42006: 21.32007: 19.22008: 192009: 20.12010: 25.72011: 292012: 28.12013: 29.42014: 27.32015: 27.52016: 30.22017: 292018: 26.42019: 26.72020: 29.12021: 28.92022: 24.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 24.9% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Algeria peaked at 30.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2008.

That places Algeria 103rd 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 Public Expenditure in Algeria, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Algeria, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 24.6%
2001 24.3% -1.1%
2002 21.7% -10.5%
2003 25.9% +19.1%
2004 24.9% -3.8%
2005 22.4% -9.9%
2006 21.3% -4.9%
2007 19.2% -9.9%
2008 19.0% -1.1%
2009 20.1% +5.6%
2010 25.7% +28.0%
2011 29.0% +12.7%
2012 28.1% -3.1%
2013 29.4% +4.6%
2014 27.3% -7.1%
2015 27.5% +0.9%
2016 30.2% +9.5%
2017 29.0% -3.7%
2018 26.4% -9.1%
2019 26.7% +1.0%
2020 29.1% +9.3%
2021 28.9% -0.8%
2022 24.9% -13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.3% 19.0% 25.9% 10
2010s 27.9% 25.7% 30.2% 10
2020s 27.6% 24.9% 29.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Algeria?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Algeria was 24.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2008.
How does Algeria rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Algeria ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria 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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Indicator
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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