Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Colombia

Colombia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 15.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
180th
of 191 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2002
All-time low
15.3%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

05101520252000201120222000: 22.92001: 22.92002: 23.72003: 222004: 21.82005: 21.92006: 20.52007: 20.22008: 202009: 19.12010: 19.32011: 17.52012: 182013: 17.22014: 16.72015: 17.42016: 18.82017: 18.52018: 15.72019: 15.52020: 16.12021: 15.62022: 15.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Colombia is 15.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Colombia peaked at 23.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2022.

Colombia ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Colombia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 22.9%
2001 22.9% +0.1%
2002 23.7% +3.5%
2003 22.0% -7.4%
2004 21.8% -0.6%
2005 21.9% +0.3%
2006 20.5% -6.2%
2007 20.2% -1.9%
2008 20.0% -0.9%
2009 19.1% -4.4%
2010 19.3% +0.9%
2011 17.5% -9.3%
2012 18.0% +3.0%
2013 17.2% -4.6%
2014 16.7% -3.0%
2015 17.4% +4.5%
2016 18.8% +7.8%
2017 18.5% -1.6%
2018 15.7% -15.1%
2019 15.5% -0.9%
2020 16.1% +3.4%
2021 15.6% -2.8%
2022 15.3% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.5% 19.1% 23.7% 10
2010s 17.4% 15.5% 19.3% 10
2020s 15.7% 15.3% 16.1% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Colombia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Colombia was 15.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2022.
How does Colombia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Colombia ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Colombia 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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