Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belarus

Belarus: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 20.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
20.5%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
151st
of 190 countries
All-time high
22.4%
in 2005
All-time low
13.7%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belarus, 2001–2022

051015202001201120222001: 21.62002: 22.32003: 222004: 21.72005: 22.42006: 21.52007: 202008: 13.72009: 162010: 19.32011: 19.12012: 20.82013: 20.42014: 21.32015: 16.32016: 16.92017: 17.22018: 18.52019: 18.92020: 19.62021: 19.92022: 20.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Belarus recorded 20.5% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belarus peaked at 22.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 2008.

Belarus ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belarus, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belarus, 2001 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2001 21.6%
2002 22.3% +3.2%
2003 22.0% -1.3%
2004 21.7% -1.4%
2005 22.4% +2.9%
2006 21.5% -3.7%
2007 20.0% -7.2%
2008 13.7% -31.6%
2009 16.0% +17.1%
2010 19.3% +20.8%
2011 19.1% -1.4%
2012 20.8% +9.1%
2013 20.4% -1.9%
2014 21.3% +4.2%
2015 16.3% -23.3%
2016 16.9% +3.4%
2017 17.2% +1.7%
2018 18.5% +7.9%
2019 18.9% +1.9%
2020 19.6% +3.7%
2021 19.9% +1.9%
2022 20.5% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.1% 13.7% 22.4% 9
2010s 18.9% 16.3% 21.3% 10
2020s 20.0% 19.6% 20.5% 3

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 148 Australia 20.8% compare
  2. 149 Togo 20.7% compare
  3. 150 Angola 20.5% compare
  4. 152 Dominica 20.4% compare
  5. 153 Republic of Moldova 20.4% compare
  6. 154 Austria 20.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belarus?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belarus was 20.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 22.4% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 2008.
How does Belarus rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Belarus ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Belarus 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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