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

0102030402000201120222000: 28.82001: 272002: 27.62003: 292004: 34.22005: 35.12006: 32.42007: 30.62008: 32.52009: 34.32010: 342011: 342012: 35.12013: 31.12014: 312015: 30.42016: 32.12017: 33.62018: 35.52019: 34.52020: 36.72021: 35.32022: 34.2

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 28 Marshall Islands 35.2% compare
  2. 29 Eswatini 35.2% compare
  3. 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare
  4. 32 Vanuatu 33.0% compare
  5. 33 Gabon 33.0% compare
  6. 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare

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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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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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