Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gabon

Gabon: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 33.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
33.0%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
33rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
46.7%
in 2017
All-time low
18.6%
in 2013
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

010203040502000201120222000: 27.82001: 21.42002: 23.22003: 28.52004: 26.52005: 222006: 22.52007: 26.12008: 24.72009: 29.32010: 25.12011: 22.22012: 21.62013: 18.62014: 33.42015: 37.82016: 40.32017: 46.72018: 43.82019: 402020: 39.12021: 36.72022: 33

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 33.0% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.1% on the previous year and up 52.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gabon peaked at 46.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2013.

Gabon ranks 33rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gabon, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 27.8%
2001 21.4% -22.8%
2002 23.2% +8.1%
2003 28.5% +23.2%
2004 26.5% -7.3%
2005 22.0% -16.9%
2006 22.5% +2.3%
2007 26.1% +16.1%
2008 24.7% -5.6%
2009 29.3% +18.8%
2010 25.1% -14.2%
2011 22.2% -11.4%
2012 21.6% -3.1%
2013 18.6% -13.6%
2014 33.4% +79.2%
2015 37.8% +13.1%
2016 40.3% +6.6%
2017 46.7% +15.9%
2018 43.8% -6.1%
2019 40.0% -8.6%
2020 39.1% -2.3%
2021 36.7% -6.3%
2022 33.0% -10.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.2% 21.4% 29.3% 10
2010s 32.9% 18.6% 46.7% 10
2020s 36.3% 33.0% 39.1% 3

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare
  2. 31 Belize 34.2% compare
  3. 32 Vanuatu 33.0% compare
  4. 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare
  5. 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
  6. 36 Sierra Leone 32.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gabon?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gabon was 33.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2013.
How does Gabon rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Gabon ranks 33rd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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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