Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Armenia

Armenia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 20.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.0%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.5%
in 2006
All-time low
19.5%
in 2008
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Armenia, 2005–2022

01020302005201320222005: 242006: 26.52007: 23.82008: 19.52009: 21.12010: 21.12011: 20.72012: 20.82013: 19.92014: 21.92015: 22.62016: 22.32017: 20.72018: 212019: 20.12020: 20.12021: 19.72022: 20

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Armenia recorded 20.0% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Armenia peaked at 26.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2008.

Armenia ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Armenia, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 24.0%
2006 26.5% +10.5%
2007 23.8% -10.1%
2008 19.5% -18.2%
2009 21.1% +8.1%
2010 21.1% +0.4%
2011 20.7% -2.1%
2012 20.8% +0.6%
2013 19.9% -4.5%
2014 21.9% +10.0%
2015 22.6% +3.5%
2016 22.3% -1.5%
2017 20.7% -7.4%
2018 21.0% +1.9%
2019 20.1% -4.6%
2020 20.1% +0.1%
2021 19.7% -2.0%
2022 20.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.0% 19.5% 26.5% 5
2010s 21.1% 19.9% 22.6% 10
2020s 19.9% 19.7% 20.1% 3

Countries ranked near Armenia

  1. 154 Republic of Moldova 20.4% compare
  2. 155 Austria 20.3% compare
  3. 156 Azerbaijan 20.2% compare
  4. 158 Syrian Arab Republic 19.7% compare
  5. 159 Latvia 19.6% compare
  6. 160 Türkiye 19.2% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Armenia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Armenia was 20.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Armenia?
The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2006.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Armenia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2008.
How does Armenia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Armenia ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Armenia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Armenia 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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