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

Latest (2022)
30.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
47th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50.4%
in 2000
All-time low
27.7%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

02040602000201120222000: 50.42001: 43.32002: 40.62003: 42.22004: 41.72005: 39.12006: 37.42007: 382008: 362009: 37.72010: 27.72011: 29.62012: 32.22013: 322014: 38.72015: 33.52016: 33.72017: 33.22018: 30.32019: 29.52020: 29.92021: 30.52022: 30.8

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bahrain, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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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