Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Aruba

Aruba: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 28.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
28.7%
Change on year
up 13.0%
World rank
61st
of 191 countries
All-time high
39.4%
in 2000
All-time low
23.5%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 39.42001: 36.62002: 37.82003: 36.12004: 37.62005: 35.82006: 36.62007: 35.82008: 33.52009: 34.62010: 33.22011: 36.52012: 36.12013: 36.62014: 32.32015: 34.72016: 34.62017: 34.92018: 33.82019: 33.92020: 23.52021: 25.42022: 28.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Aruba recorded 28.7% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Aruba peaked at 39.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2020.

Aruba ranks 61st of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Aruba, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Aruba, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 39.4%
2001 36.6% -7.1%
2002 37.8% +3.5%
2003 36.1% -4.6%
2004 37.6% +4.1%
2005 35.8% -4.8%
2006 36.6% +2.2%
2007 35.8% -2.2%
2008 33.5% -6.5%
2009 34.6% +3.4%
2010 33.2% -4.0%
2011 36.5% +9.8%
2012 36.1% -1.0%
2013 36.6% +1.3%
2014 32.3% -11.9%
2015 34.7% +7.6%
2016 34.6% -0.4%
2017 34.9% +0.9%
2018 33.8% -3.1%
2019 33.9% +0.4%
2020 23.5% -30.8%
2021 25.4% +8.2%
2022 28.7% +13.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.4% 33.5% 39.4% 10
2010s 34.7% 32.3% 36.6% 10
2020s 25.9% 23.5% 28.7% 3

Countries ranked near Aruba

  1. 58 Tuvalu 29.3% compare
  2. 59 Guatemala 29.2% compare
  3. 60 Mauritius 28.9% compare
  4. 62 Denmark 28.6% compare
  5. 63 Central African Republic 28.6% compare
  6. 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Aruba?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Aruba was 28.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Aruba?
The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Aruba?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2020.
How does Aruba rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Aruba ranks 61st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Aruba?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Aruba 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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