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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More reference data data for Bulgaria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.36 (2050)
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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