Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bahrain
Bahrain: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 30.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bahrain, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bahrain stood at 30.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bahrain peaked at 50.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2010.
That places Bahrain 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bahrain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | -26.5% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 33.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 36.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 27.7% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 29.9% | 30.8% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Bahrain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bahrain?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bahrain was 30.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2010.
- How does Bahrain rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Bahrain ranks 47th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bahrain 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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