Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Egypt

Egypt: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 18.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.1%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
164th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2003
All-time low
17.8%
in 2019
Years of data
21
2002–2022

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

01020302002201220222002: 252003: 25.42004: 24.52005: 24.52006: 21.12007: 21.52008: 20.62009: 21.62010: 21.72011: 22.22012: 24.12013: 22.52014: 23.82015: 24.92016: 24.42017: 20.42018: 17.92019: 17.82020: 18.42021: 18.62022: 18.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Egypt recorded 18.1% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Egypt peaked at 25.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2019.

That places Egypt 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Egypt, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 25.0%
2003 25.4% +1.5%
2004 24.5% -3.6%
2005 24.5% -0.0%
2006 21.1% -13.9%
2007 21.5% +2.3%
2008 20.6% -4.2%
2009 21.6% +4.6%
2010 21.7% +0.5%
2011 22.2% +2.0%
2012 24.1% +8.8%
2013 22.5% -6.5%
2014 23.8% +5.7%
2015 24.9% +4.8%
2016 24.4% -2.3%
2017 20.4% -16.4%
2018 17.9% -12.2%
2019 17.8% -0.4%
2020 18.4% +3.3%
2021 18.6% +1.1%
2022 18.1% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.0% 20.6% 25.4% 8
2010s 22.0% 17.8% 24.9% 10
2020s 18.4% 18.1% 18.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Egypt?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Egypt was 18.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2019.
How does Egypt rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Egypt ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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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