Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Barbados
Barbados: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 24.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.3%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45.4%
in 2000
All-time low
23.7%
in 2015
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Barbados, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 24.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Barbados peaked at 45.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 2015.
Barbados ranks 108th 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 Barbados, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.4% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 27.3% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.7% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 105 Cameroon 24.8% compare
- 106 United States of America 24.7% compare
- 107 Sudan 24.5% compare
- 109 Israel 24.1% compare
- 110 Côte d'Ivoire 24.0% compare
- 111 Tajikistan 24.0% compare
More reference data data for Barbados
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0558 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.118 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2758 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Barbados?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Barbados was 24.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 2015.
- How does Barbados rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Barbados ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Barbados 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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