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
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Guyana, 2000–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
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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