Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Eritrea

Eritrea: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 43.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
43.3%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
8th
of 191 countries
All-time high
51.6%
in 2018
All-time low
17.3%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

203040502000201120222000: 262001: 19.92002: 23.12003: 25.42004: 24.72005: 212006: 27.12007: 27.62008: 25.42009: 27.82010: 20.22011: 17.72012: 17.32013: 20.52014: 23.22015: 18.62016: 352017: 43.22018: 51.62019: 46.22020: 42.82021: 42.32022: 43.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 43.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 151.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Eritrea peaked at 51.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2012.

Eritrea ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Eritrea, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 26.0%
2001 19.9% -23.5%
2002 23.1% +16.4%
2003 25.4% +9.9%
2004 24.7% -2.9%
2005 21.0% -14.7%
2006 27.1% +28.7%
2007 27.6% +2.0%
2008 25.4% -7.8%
2009 27.8% +9.3%
2010 20.2% -27.2%
2011 17.7% -12.7%
2012 17.3% -2.3%
2013 20.5% +18.8%
2014 23.2% +13.2%
2015 18.6% -19.8%
2016 35.0% +88.3%
2017 43.2% +23.2%
2018 51.6% +19.5%
2019 46.2% -10.5%
2020 42.8% -7.2%
2021 42.3% -1.2%
2022 43.3% +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.8% 19.9% 27.8% 10
2010s 29.4% 17.3% 51.6% 10
2020s 42.8% 42.3% 43.3% 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 5 Afghanistan 45.6% compare
  2. 6 Somalia 44.0% compare
  3. 7 Mozambique 43.8% compare
  4. 9 Tunisia 43.1% compare
  5. 10 Kuwait 41.3% compare
  6. 11 Botswana 40.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Eritrea?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Eritrea was 43.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2012.
How does Eritrea rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Eritrea ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 151.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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