Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 32.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
32.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
34th
of 191 countries
All-time high
38.4%
in 2019
All-time low
20.4%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 21.22001: 21.42002: 212003: 23.32004: 20.42005: 21.62006: 21.42007: 22.52008: 25.42009: 23.92010: 22.72011: 24.22012: 22.92013: 21.22014: 30.42015: 32.92016: 33.72017: 28.72018: 332019: 38.42020: 35.32021: 32.82022: 32.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burkina Faso is 32.9%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burkina Faso peaked at 38.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2004.

Burkina Faso ranks 34th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Burkina Faso, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Burkina Faso, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.2%
2001 21.4% +0.8%
2002 21.0% -1.6%
2003 23.3% +10.5%
2004 20.4% -12.2%
2005 21.6% +5.6%
2006 21.4% -1.0%
2007 22.5% +5.3%
2008 25.4% +12.7%
2009 23.9% -5.9%
2010 22.7% -5.0%
2011 24.2% +6.6%
2012 22.9% -5.5%
2013 21.2% -7.3%
2014 30.4% +43.2%
2015 32.9% +8.4%
2016 33.7% +2.4%
2017 28.7% -14.7%
2018 33.0% +14.8%
2019 38.4% +16.3%
2020 35.3% -8.1%
2021 32.8% -7.1%
2022 32.9% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.2% 20.4% 25.4% 10
2010s 28.8% 21.2% 38.4% 10
2020s 33.6% 32.8% 35.3% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burkina Faso?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burkina Faso was 32.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Burkina Faso?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2004.
How does Burkina Faso rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Burkina Faso ranks 34th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burkina Faso 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
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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