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

010203040502000201120222000: 45.42001: 43.42002: 32.72003: 29.42004: 30.12005: 28.42006: 27.32007: 27.62008: 27.42009: 28.82010: 28.22011: 29.62012: 27.62013: 26.52014: 25.82015: 23.72016: 242017: 23.82018: 26.82019: 29.12020: 25.82021: 24.32022: 24.3

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  3. 107 Sudan 24.5% compare
  4. 109 Israel 24.1% compare
  5. 110 Côte d'Ivoire 24.0% compare
  6. 111 Tajikistan 24.0% compare

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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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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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