Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 10.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
10.9%
Change on year
down 15.1%
World rank
187th
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2007
All-time low
10.9%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 17.92001: 15.72002: 17.72003: 16.82004: 16.92005: 162006: 17.22007: 20.32008: 14.62009: 15.52010: 15.82011: 15.82012: 14.42013: 12.62014: 14.12015: 13.92016: 16.72017: 17.62018: 14.42019: 13.72020: 13.52021: 12.92022: 10.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bangladesh is 10.9%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bangladesh peaked at 20.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2022.

That places Bangladesh 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 17.9%
2001 15.7% -12.0%
2002 17.7% +12.3%
2003 16.8% -4.8%
2004 16.9% +0.3%
2005 16.0% -4.9%
2006 17.2% +6.9%
2007 20.3% +18.3%
2008 14.6% -27.9%
2009 15.5% +6.0%
2010 15.8% +2.1%
2011 15.8% +0.0%
2012 14.4% -9.3%
2013 12.6% -12.1%
2014 14.1% +11.4%
2015 13.9% -1.2%
2016 16.7% +20.4%
2017 17.6% +4.9%
2018 14.4% -17.8%
2019 13.7% -5.0%
2020 13.5% -1.8%
2021 12.9% -4.6%
2022 10.9% -15.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.9% 14.6% 20.3% 10
2010s 14.9% 12.6% 17.6% 10
2020s 12.4% 10.9% 13.5% 3

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  4. 188 Georgia 10.9% compare
  5. 189 Nepal 10.3% compare
  6. 190 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 3.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bangladesh?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bangladesh was 10.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2022.
How does Bangladesh rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Bangladesh ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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