Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Guyana

Guyana: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 18.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.2%
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
162nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.1%
in 2003
All-time low
18.2%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Guyana, 2000–2022

01020302000201120222000: 22.92001: 21.92002: 23.72003: 25.12004: 22.42005: 19.12006: 18.22007: 19.22008: 19.52009: 19.32010: 19.92011: 19.52012: 192013: 20.82014: 21.32015: 23.12016: 21.12017: 212018: 21.52019: 22.42020: 20.52021: 18.72022: 18.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 18.2% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Guyana peaked at 25.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2022.

Guyana ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Guyana, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 22.9%
2001 21.9% -4.4%
2002 23.7% +8.3%
2003 25.1% +5.7%
2004 22.4% -10.6%
2005 19.1% -14.8%
2006 18.2% -4.6%
2007 19.2% +5.2%
2008 19.5% +1.8%
2009 19.3% -1.2%
2010 19.9% +3.3%
2011 19.5% -2.4%
2012 19.0% -2.1%
2013 20.8% +9.4%
2014 21.3% +2.4%
2015 23.1% +8.2%
2016 21.1% -8.8%
2017 21.0% -0.4%
2018 21.5% +2.4%
2019 22.4% +4.2%
2020 20.5% -8.3%
2021 18.7% -9.0%
2022 18.2% -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.1% 18.2% 25.1% 10
2010s 21.0% 19.0% 23.1% 10
2020s 19.1% 18.2% 20.5% 3

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  6. 165 Rwanda 17.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Guyana?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Guyana was 18.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2003.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2022.
How does Guyana rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Guyana ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Guyana 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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