Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Greece
Greece: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
22.3%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
136th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2017
All-time low
21.7%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Greece, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Greece stood at 22.3%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Greece peaked at 25.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2021.
Greece ranks 136th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 24.4% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.7% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 23.3% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 21.7% | 22.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Greece?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Greece was 22.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Greece ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).