Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Indonesia

Indonesia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 28.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
28.3%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
33.0%
in 2019
All-time low
19.3%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 19.32001: 23.12002: 25.42003: 26.12004: 26.62005: 23.42006: 23.62007: 26.32008: 24.92009: 28.92010: 29.92011: 29.32012: 28.72013: 282014: 28.72015: 31.32016: 32.62017: 32.22018: 32.32019: 332020: 29.62021: 29.22022: 28.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Indonesia stood at 28.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Indonesia peaked at 33.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.

Indonesia ranks 67th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Indonesia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 19.3%
2001 23.1% +19.5%
2002 25.4% +10.2%
2003 26.1% +2.7%
2004 26.6% +2.1%
2005 23.4% -12.2%
2006 23.6% +0.9%
2007 26.3% +11.5%
2008 24.9% -5.4%
2009 28.9% +16.1%
2010 29.9% +3.5%
2011 29.3% -2.1%
2012 28.7% -2.1%
2013 28.0% -2.1%
2014 28.7% +2.2%
2015 31.3% +9.1%
2016 32.6% +4.3%
2017 32.2% -1.4%
2018 32.3% +0.2%
2019 33.0% +2.2%
2020 29.6% -10.3%
2021 29.2% -1.4%
2022 28.3% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.8% 19.3% 28.9% 10
2010s 30.6% 28.0% 33.0% 10
2020s 29.0% 28.3% 29.6% 3

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.5% compare
  2. 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.4% compare
  3. 66 Saint Lucia 28.3% compare
  4. 68 Malta 28.2% compare
  5. 69 Suriname 28.0% compare
  6. 70 Ghana 28.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Indonesia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Indonesia was 28.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
How does Indonesia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Indonesia ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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