Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 16.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
16.8%
Change on year
down 13.5%
World rank
172nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
19.6%
in 2020
All-time low
10.6%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 12.32001: 10.62002: 11.52003: 11.82004: 122005: 11.32006: 15.92007: 15.22008: 15.72009: 16.62010: 162011: 162012: 15.82013: 15.62014: 182015: 16.92016: 18.52017: 19.12018: 18.32019: 18.32020: 19.62021: 19.42022: 16.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bulgaria recorded 16.8% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bulgaria peaked at 19.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2001.

Bulgaria ranks 172nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Bulgaria, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Bulgaria, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 12.3%
2001 10.6% -13.9%
2002 11.5% +9.1%
2003 11.8% +2.6%
2004 12.0% +1.7%
2005 11.3% -6.0%
2006 15.9% +40.6%
2007 15.2% -4.3%
2008 15.7% +3.3%
2009 16.6% +5.5%
2010 16.0% -3.5%
2011 16.0% -0.0%
2012 15.8% -1.5%
2013 15.6% -0.9%
2014 18.0% +15.3%
2015 16.9% -6.3%
2016 18.5% +9.7%
2017 19.1% +3.1%
2018 18.3% -3.9%
2019 18.3% -0.3%
2020 19.6% +7.5%
2021 19.4% -1.3%
2022 16.8% -13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.3% 10.6% 16.6% 10
2010s 17.3% 15.6% 19.1% 10
2020s 18.6% 16.8% 19.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bulgaria?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Bulgaria was 16.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2001.
How does Bulgaria rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Bulgaria ranks 172nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria 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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