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

01020302000201120222000: 22.72001: 22.72002: 23.72003: 22.82004: 23.72005: 252006: 24.42007: 23.52008: 22.82009: 24.22010: 23.62011: 23.32012: 24.22013: 23.42014: 24.32015: 23.92016: 24.62017: 25.12018: 252019: 252020: 22.52021: 21.72022: 22.3

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

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 133 Romania 22.4% compare
  2. 134 Serbia 22.4% compare
  3. 135 Montenegro 22.3% compare
  4. 137 Singapore 22.2% compare
  5. 138 Congo 22.1% compare
  6. 139 Switzerland 22.1% compare

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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.

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Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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