Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Botswana

Botswana: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 40.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
40.4%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
11th
of 190 countries
All-time high
43.6%
in 2020
All-time low
23.4%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Botswana, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 23.82001: 25.22002: 25.12003: 25.42004: 29.52005: 29.62006: 29.42007: 27.62008: 24.82009: 23.42010: 312011: 33.52012: 35.72013: 36.82014: 32.82015: 34.12016: 34.22017: 36.12018: 35.42019: 40.12020: 43.62021: 43.12022: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 40.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Botswana peaked at 43.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2009.

Botswana ranks 11th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.4% 23.4% 29.6% 10
2010s 35.0% 31.0% 40.1% 10
2020s 42.4% 40.4% 43.6% 3

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 8 Eritrea 43.3% compare
  2. 9 Tunisia 43.1% compare
  3. 10 Kuwait 41.3% compare
  4. 12 Namibia 39.6% compare
  5. 13 Samoa 39.3% compare
  6. 14 Viet Nam 39.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Botswana?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Botswana was 40.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 43.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
How does Botswana rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Botswana ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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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