Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Chad

Chad: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 37.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
37.7%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
19th
of 190 countries
All-time high
43.2%
in 2017
All-time low
16.7%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 242001: 25.72002: 22.22003: 21.12004: 23.82005: 252006: 21.82007: 21.62008: 21.12009: 192010: 16.72011: 19.52012: 18.72013: 22.82014: 22.42015: 31.12016: 422017: 43.22018: 392019: 38.92020: 36.62021: 38.12022: 37.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chad recorded 37.7% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chad peaked at 43.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2010.

Chad ranks 19th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Chad, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Chad, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 24.0%
2001 25.7% +7.3%
2002 22.2% -13.8%
2003 21.1% -4.6%
2004 23.8% +12.5%
2005 25.0% +5.0%
2006 21.8% -12.7%
2007 21.6% -1.0%
2008 21.1% -2.2%
2009 19.0% -10.3%
2010 16.7% -11.7%
2011 19.5% +16.4%
2012 18.7% -3.9%
2013 22.8% +21.6%
2014 22.4% -1.5%
2015 31.1% +38.5%
2016 42.0% +35.3%
2017 43.2% +2.8%
2018 39.0% -9.6%
2019 38.9% -0.3%
2020 36.6% -5.9%
2021 38.1% +4.0%
2022 37.7% -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.5% 19.0% 25.7% 10
2010s 29.4% 16.7% 43.2% 10
2020s 37.5% 36.6% 38.1% 3

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 16 Kyrgyzstan 38.8% compare
  2. 17 El Salvador 38.3% compare
  3. 18 Turkmenistan 37.8% compare
  4. 20 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.0% compare
  5. 21 Antigua and Barbuda 36.9% compare
  6. 22 Palau 36.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chad?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chad was 37.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2010.
How does Chad rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Chad ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chad 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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