Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Brunei

Brunei: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 35.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
35.3%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
27th
of 191 countries
All-time high
36.3%
in 2021
All-time low
25.0%
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 29.12001: 32.62002: 27.52003: 34.32004: 28.92005: 292006: 27.92007: 29.62008: 27.82009: 28.82010: 26.62011: 26.82012: 25.52013: 252014: 26.32015: 29.42016: 322017: 31.12018: 32.82019: 32.92020: 35.82021: 36.32022: 35.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 35.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Brunei peaked at 36.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2013.

That places Brunei 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Brunei, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 29.1%
2001 32.6% +12.1%
2002 27.5% -15.8%
2003 34.3% +24.8%
2004 28.9% -15.6%
2005 29.0% +0.3%
2006 27.9% -3.8%
2007 29.6% +6.0%
2008 27.8% -5.9%
2009 28.8% +3.3%
2010 26.6% -7.7%
2011 26.8% +0.8%
2012 25.5% -4.9%
2013 25.0% -1.6%
2014 26.3% +5.1%
2015 29.4% +11.6%
2016 32.0% +8.9%
2017 31.1% -2.8%
2018 32.8% +5.5%
2019 32.9% +0.4%
2020 35.8% +8.6%
2021 36.3% +1.4%
2022 35.3% -2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.5% 27.5% 34.3% 10
2010s 28.8% 25.0% 32.9% 10
2020s 35.8% 35.3% 36.3% 3

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 35.9% compare
  2. 25 Morocco 35.7% compare
  3. 26 Jamaica 35.5% compare
  4. 28 Marshall Islands 35.2% compare
  5. 29 Eswatini 35.2% compare
  6. 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Brunei?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Brunei was 35.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2013.
How does Brunei rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Brunei ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brunei 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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Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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