Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belize
Belize: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 34.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
34.2%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
31st
of 190 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2020
All-time low
27.0%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Belize, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belize stood at 34.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belize peaked at 36.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2001.
Belize ranks 31st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 27.0% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.4% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 36.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 28 Marshall Islands 35.2% compare
- 29 Eswatini 35.2% compare
- 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 33.0% compare
- 33 Gabon 33.0% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare
More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belize?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Belize was 34.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2001.
- How does Belize rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Belize ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belize 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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