Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Estonia

Estonia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 25.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
25.7%
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
97th
of 191 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 2004
All-time low
25.0%
in 2012
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 292001: 28.52002: 28.12003: 28.62004: 29.32005: 28.72006: 27.12007: 27.22008: 27.32009: 262010: 27.22011: 27.12012: 252013: 26.52014: 27.42015: 27.32016: 27.52017: 272018: 27.12019: 27.82020: 26.22021: 26.42022: 25.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Estonia is 25.7%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Estonia peaked at 29.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2012.

That places Estonia 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Estonia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 29.0%
2001 28.5% -1.8%
2002 28.1% -1.6%
2003 28.6% +2.0%
2004 29.3% +2.2%
2005 28.7% -2.0%
2006 27.1% -5.6%
2007 27.2% +0.4%
2008 27.3% +0.6%
2009 26.0% -4.9%
2010 27.2% +4.8%
2011 27.1% -0.7%
2012 25.0% -7.5%
2013 26.5% +5.9%
2014 27.4% +3.4%
2015 27.3% -0.3%
2016 27.5% +0.8%
2017 27.0% -1.8%
2018 27.1% +0.2%
2019 27.8% +2.5%
2020 26.2% -5.6%
2021 26.4% +0.8%
2022 25.7% -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.0% 26.0% 29.3% 10
2010s 27.0% 25.0% 27.8% 10
2020s 26.1% 25.7% 26.4% 3

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 94 Djibouti 26.1% compare
  2. 95 Malawi 26.0% compare
  3. 96 Grenada 25.9% compare
  4. 98 United Arab Emirates 25.6% compare
  5. 99 Liberia 25.5% compare
  6. 100 Philippines 25.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Estonia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Estonia was 25.7% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Estonia ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia 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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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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