Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ecuador

Ecuador: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.4%
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
78th
of 190 countries
All-time high
34.8%
in 2003
All-time low
22.1%
in 2014
Years of data
22
2001–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ecuador, 2001–2022

01020302001201120222001: 27.42002: 32.62003: 34.82004: 34.52005: 32.72006: 31.82007: 302008: 22.42009: 28.82010: 28.12011: 23.22012: 24.52013: 22.52014: 22.12015: 24.82016: 24.72017: 282018: 27.62019: 28.92020: 31.42021: 29.62022: 27.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 27.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ecuador peaked at 34.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.1%, in 2014.

Ecuador ranks 78th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ecuador, 2001 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2001 27.4%
2002 32.6% +18.8%
2003 34.8% +6.7%
2004 34.5% -0.7%
2005 32.7% -5.1%
2006 31.8% -2.7%
2007 30.0% -5.8%
2008 22.4% -25.4%
2009 28.8% +28.6%
2010 28.1% -2.2%
2011 23.2% -17.5%
2012 24.5% +5.4%
2013 22.5% -8.1%
2014 22.1% -1.8%
2015 24.8% +12.2%
2016 24.7% -0.2%
2017 28.0% +13.2%
2018 27.6% -1.3%
2019 28.9% +4.7%
2020 31.4% +8.5%
2021 29.6% -5.8%
2022 27.4% -7.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.6% 22.4% 34.8% 9
2010s 25.4% 22.1% 28.9% 10
2020s 29.5% 27.4% 31.4% 3

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  3. 77 Norway 27.5% compare
  4. 79 Madagascar 27.3% compare
  5. 80 Chile 27.1% compare
  6. 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ecuador?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ecuador was 27.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 22.1% in 2014.
How does Ecuador rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Ecuador ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador 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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