Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 54.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ethiopia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 54.6% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ethiopia peaked at 54.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2003.
That places Ethiopia 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 23.4% | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | -16.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 24.1% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | +19.7% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 41.6% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 43.6% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 47.8% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 54.6% | +14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.0% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.2% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 45.6% | 54.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 1 Libya 75.2% compare
- 3 Lebanon 52.8% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 49.2% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 45.6% compare
More reference data data for Ethiopia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 25.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 100.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ethiopia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ethiopia was 54.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2003.
- How does Ethiopia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Ethiopia ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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