Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gambia
Gambia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 20.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
20.8%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2000
All-time low
13.3%
in 2017
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gambia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gambia stood at 20.8%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gambia peaked at 27.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2017.
That places Gambia 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.5% | -18.9% |
| 2002 | 26.0% | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 14.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 15.7% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +28.6% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -12.5% |
| 2010 | 24.1% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 22.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 13.3% | -21.7% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +37.3% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 14.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 13.3% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 17.2% | 20.8% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gambia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Gambia was 20.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Gambia ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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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