Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Angola

Angola: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 20.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
down 9.8%
World rank
151st
of 191 countries
All-time high
38.3%
in 2016
All-time low
11.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

102030402000201120222000: 11.62001: 19.32002: 25.62003: 28.22004: 29.12005: 28.92006: 24.22007: 19.12008: 15.52009: 26.52010: 23.52011: 22.32012: 22.72013: 23.62014: 25.32015: 36.82016: 38.32017: 30.92018: 29.22019: 31.82020: 26.92021: 22.72022: 20.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Angola is 20.5%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Angola peaked at 38.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2000.

That places Angola 151st out of 191 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.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Angola, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 11.6%
2001 19.3% +66.6%
2002 25.6% +32.3%
2003 28.2% +10.2%
2004 29.1% +3.0%
2005 28.9% -0.7%
2006 24.2% -16.3%
2007 19.1% -21.0%
2008 15.5% -18.7%
2009 26.5% +70.7%
2010 23.5% -11.2%
2011 22.3% -5.0%
2012 22.7% +1.5%
2013 23.6% +4.2%
2014 25.3% +6.9%
2015 36.8% +45.8%
2016 38.3% +4.0%
2017 30.9% -19.3%
2018 29.2% -5.5%
2019 31.8% +8.9%
2020 26.9% -15.4%
2021 22.7% -15.4%
2022 20.5% -9.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.8% 11.6% 29.1% 10
2010s 28.4% 22.3% 38.3% 10
2020s 23.4% 20.5% 26.9% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Angola?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Angola was 20.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2000.
How does Angola rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Angola ranks 151st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Angola 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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