Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Argentina

Argentina: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.6%
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
74th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2002
All-time low
26.1%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 33.22001: 33.32002: 34.22003: 31.82004: 30.82005: 31.22006: 30.22007: 28.62008: 29.52009: 30.62010: 30.22011: 29.92012: 30.32013: 302014: 29.42015: 302016: 29.52017: 29.22018: 282019: 27.72020: 26.32021: 26.12022: 27.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Argentina is 27.6%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Argentina peaked at 34.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2021.

That places Argentina 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Argentina, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 33.2%
2001 33.3% +0.2%
2002 34.2% +2.9%
2003 31.8% -7.2%
2004 30.8% -3.0%
2005 31.2% +1.3%
2006 30.2% -3.1%
2007 28.6% -5.5%
2008 29.5% +3.4%
2009 30.6% +3.6%
2010 30.2% -1.2%
2011 29.9% -1.0%
2012 30.3% +1.3%
2013 30.0% -0.9%
2014 29.4% -2.0%
2015 30.0% +1.9%
2016 29.5% -1.6%
2017 29.2% -1.0%
2018 28.0% -4.1%
2019 27.7% -1.2%
2020 26.3% -5.0%
2021 26.1% -1.0%
2022 27.6% +6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.3% 28.6% 34.2% 10
2010s 29.4% 27.7% 30.3% 10
2020s 26.7% 26.1% 27.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Argentina?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Argentina was 27.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2021.
How does Argentina rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Argentina ranks 74th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina 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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