Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 34.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
34.2%
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
37.6%
in 2021
All-time low
21.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 21.62001: 27.92002: 24.52003: 372004: 34.72005: 33.12006: 31.92007: 34.72008: 30.52009: 31.32010: 27.32011: 31.82012: 30.52013: 31.92014: 36.52015: 35.12016: 37.42017: 34.62018: 34.22019: 33.82020: 35.82021: 37.62022: 34.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cape Verde is 34.2%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cape Verde peaked at 37.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.

That places Cape Verde 30th 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 Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Cape Verde, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.6%
2001 27.9% +29.4%
2002 24.5% -12.4%
2003 37.0% +51.3%
2004 34.7% -6.1%
2005 33.1% -4.8%
2006 31.9% -3.7%
2007 34.7% +9.0%
2008 30.5% -12.1%
2009 31.3% +2.5%
2010 27.3% -12.8%
2011 31.8% +16.7%
2012 30.5% -4.3%
2013 31.9% +4.8%
2014 36.5% +14.3%
2015 35.1% -3.7%
2016 37.4% +6.4%
2017 34.6% -7.5%
2018 34.2% -0.9%
2019 33.8% -1.4%
2020 35.8% +5.9%
2021 37.6% +5.1%
2022 34.2% -8.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.7% 21.6% 37.0% 10
2010s 33.3% 27.3% 37.4% 10
2020s 35.9% 34.2% 37.6% 3

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 27 Brunei Darussalam 35.3% compare
  2. 28 Marshall Islands 35.2% compare
  3. 29 Eswatini 35.2% compare
  4. 31 Belize 34.2% compare
  5. 32 Vanuatu 33.0% compare
  6. 33 Gabon 33.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cape Verde?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cape Verde was 34.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
How does Cape Verde rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Cape Verde ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cape Verde 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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