Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Cameroon

Cameroon: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 24.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.8%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
104th
of 190 countries
All-time high
34.5%
in 2003
All-time low
23.4%
in 2019
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 28.82001: 29.92002: 33.82003: 34.52004: 33.82005: 32.42006: 30.72007: 28.22008: 28.52009: 32.62010: 30.72011: 26.62012: 26.72013: 24.72014: 23.62015: 242016: 23.42017: 24.92018: 25.32019: 23.42020: 262021: 25.82022: 24.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cameroon is 24.8%, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 34.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2019.

Cameroon ranks 104th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.3% 28.2% 34.5% 10
2010s 25.3% 23.4% 30.7% 10
2020s 25.6% 24.8% 26.0% 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 101 Slovenia 25.0% compare
  2. 102 Algeria 24.9% compare
  3. 103 Maldives 24.9% compare
  4. 105 United States 24.7% compare
  5. 106 Sudan 24.5% compare
  6. 107 Barbados 24.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cameroon?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Cameroon was 24.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 34.5% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2019.
How does Cameroon rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Cameroon ranks 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cameroon 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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