Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Croatia

Croatia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 23.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
23.4%
Change on year
down 7.8%
World rank
118th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.5%
in 2018
All-time low
23.4%
in 2022
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Croatia, 2002–2022

01020302002201220222002: 23.72003: 23.42004: 242005: 242006: 23.52007: 24.92008: 24.52009: 25.32010: 25.12011: 24.62012: 24.82013: 24.12014: 23.52015: 23.62016: 24.12017: 25.22018: 25.52019: 25.42020: 24.42021: 25.42022: 23.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Croatia recorded 23.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.8% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Croatia peaked at 25.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2022.

Croatia ranks 118th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Croatia, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 23.7%
2003 23.4% -1.2%
2004 24.0% +2.6%
2005 24.0% -0.1%
2006 23.5% -2.0%
2007 24.9% +5.7%
2008 24.5% -1.6%
2009 25.3% +3.3%
2010 25.1% -0.6%
2011 24.6% -2.1%
2012 24.8% +0.9%
2013 24.1% -2.7%
2014 23.5% -2.7%
2015 23.6% +0.2%
2016 24.1% +2.3%
2017 25.2% +4.6%
2018 25.5% +1.3%
2019 25.4% -0.3%
2020 24.4% -3.9%
2021 25.4% +3.9%
2022 23.4% -7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.2% 23.4% 25.3% 8
2010s 24.6% 23.5% 25.5% 10
2020s 24.4% 23.4% 25.4% 3

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 115 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.5% compare
  2. 116 Portugal 23.5% compare
  3. 117 Senegal 23.5% compare
  4. 119 Slovakia 23.4% compare
  5. 120 Comoros 23.4% compare
  6. 121 Finland 23.3% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Croatia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Croatia was 23.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 25.5% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2022.
How does Croatia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Croatia ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Croatia 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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