Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ghana
Ghana: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 28.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
28.0%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
41.2%
in 2011
All-time low
17.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ghana, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 28.0% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ghana peaked at 41.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +80.0% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 31.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 33.6% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 36.4% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -16.5% |
| 2019 | 29.5% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | -13.6% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.3% | 17.6% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 29.5% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 25.5% | 28.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ghana?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ghana was 28.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Ghana ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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