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

01020302000201120222000: 27.72001: 22.52002: 262003: 20.22004: 14.52005: 14.62006: 15.72007: 19.12008: 24.62009: 21.52010: 24.12011: 24.62012: 20.92013: 22.12014: 19.62015: 15.92016: 172017: 13.32018: 18.32019: 18.42020: 17.22021: 20.42022: 20.8

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Gambia, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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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