Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Honduras

Honduras: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 38.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
38.9%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
15th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2010
All-time low
38.6%
in 2016
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Honduras, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 43.32001: 42.42002: 422003: 41.82004: 41.62005: 41.82006: 442007: 46.12008: 44.92009: 48.22010: 50.62011: 46.62012: 45.12013: 43.22014: 41.62015: 40.82016: 38.62017: 39.32018: 40.42019: 41.32020: 412021: 38.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Honduras is 38.9%, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Honduras peaked at 50.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2016.

Honduras ranks 15th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Honduras, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 43.3%
2001 42.4% -2.0%
2002 42.0% -0.9%
2003 41.8% -0.4%
2004 41.6% -0.5%
2005 41.8% +0.4%
2006 44.0% +5.2%
2007 46.1% +4.8%
2008 44.9% -2.6%
2009 48.2% +7.4%
2010 50.6% +5.0%
2011 46.6% -8.0%
2012 45.1% -3.2%
2013 43.2% -4.3%
2014 41.6% -3.7%
2015 40.8% -1.9%
2016 38.6% -5.3%
2017 39.3% +1.8%
2018 40.4% +2.7%
2019 41.3% +2.2%
2020 41.0% -0.7%
2021 38.9% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.6% 41.6% 48.2% 10
2010s 42.7% 38.6% 50.6% 10
2020s 39.9% 38.9% 41.0% 2

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 12 Namibia 39.6% compare
  2. 13 Samoa 39.3% compare
  3. 14 Viet Nam 39.0% compare
  4. 16 Kyrgyzstan 38.8% compare
  5. 17 El Salvador 38.3% compare
  6. 18 Turkmenistan 37.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Honduras?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Honduras was 38.9% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2016.
How does Honduras rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Honduras ranks 15th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Honduras 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
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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