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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare
- 31 Belize 34.2% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 33.0% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 32.5% compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
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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