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
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Egypt, 2002–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
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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