Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Burundi

Burundi: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 21.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
21.2%
Change on year
down 19.5%
World rank
146th
of 191 countries
All-time high
32.5%
in 2016
All-time low
14.3%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 21.92001: 21.72002: 24.82003: 17.42004: 14.32005: 18.12006: 19.72007: 19.92008: 20.12009: 23.12010: 212011: 21.72012: 22.32013: 22.32014: 26.42015: 29.52016: 32.52017: 29.22018: 29.42019: 27.52020: 282021: 26.32022: 21.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burundi is 21.2%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burundi peaked at 32.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2004.

Burundi ranks 146th 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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Burundi, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.9%
2001 21.7% -1.2%
2002 24.8% +14.6%
2003 17.4% -30.1%
2004 14.3% -17.8%
2005 18.1% +27.1%
2006 19.7% +8.4%
2007 19.9% +1.4%
2008 20.1% +1.0%
2009 23.1% +14.8%
2010 21.0% -9.0%
2011 21.7% +3.2%
2012 22.3% +2.9%
2013 22.3% -0.0%
2014 26.4% +18.3%
2015 29.5% +11.6%
2016 32.5% +10.2%
2017 29.2% -10.1%
2018 29.4% +0.5%
2019 27.5% -6.4%
2020 28.0% +2.0%
2021 26.3% -6.3%
2022 21.2% -19.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.1% 14.3% 24.8% 10
2010s 26.2% 21.0% 32.5% 10
2020s 25.2% 21.2% 28.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burundi?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Burundi was 21.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2004.
How does Burundi rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Burundi ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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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