Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Chile

Chile: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
27.1%
Change on year
up 33.0%
World rank
80th
of 190 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2019
All-time low
20.4%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 25.32001: 24.82002: 24.82003: 252004: 24.62005: 24.82006: 24.42007: 24.22008: 242009: 23.92010: 24.42011: 24.32012: 24.72013: 25.62014: 25.72015: 25.52016: 26.12017: 26.72018: 27.22019: 27.32020: 25.82021: 20.42022: 27.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 27.1% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chile peaked at 27.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2021.

That places Chile 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Chile, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 25.3%
2001 24.8% -1.9%
2002 24.8% -0.1%
2003 25.0% +0.8%
2004 24.6% -1.4%
2005 24.8% +0.7%
2006 24.4% -1.5%
2007 24.2% -1.2%
2008 24.0% -0.7%
2009 23.9% -0.4%
2010 24.4% +2.3%
2011 24.3% -0.7%
2012 24.7% +1.7%
2013 25.6% +3.7%
2014 25.7% +0.4%
2015 25.5% -1.0%
2016 26.1% +2.6%
2017 26.7% +2.3%
2018 27.2% +1.9%
2019 27.3% +0.2%
2020 25.8% -5.6%
2021 20.4% -20.9%
2022 27.1% +33.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.6% 23.9% 25.3% 10
2010s 25.8% 24.3% 27.3% 10
2020s 24.4% 20.4% 27.1% 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 77 Norway 27.5% compare
  2. 78 Ecuador 27.4% compare
  3. 79 Madagascar 27.3% compare
  4. 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.1% compare
  5. 82 Kosovo 27.0% compare
  6. 83 Canada 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chile?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Chile was 27.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2021.
How does Chile rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Chile ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile 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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