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
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
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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