Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ireland

Ireland: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 26.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
26.1%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
92nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
29.5%
in 2005
All-time low
17.8%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 26.92001: 26.62002: 26.82003: 28.12004: 28.32005: 29.52006: 29.32007: 28.32008: 27.22009: 26.12010: 17.82011: 25.42012: 26.42013: 262014: 26.12015: 25.52016: 26.42017: 27.22018: 26.92019: 27.42020: 24.32021: 25.12022: 26.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 26.1% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ireland peaked at 29.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2010.

Ireland ranks 92nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Ireland, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 26.9%
2001 26.6% -1.1%
2002 26.8% +0.7%
2003 28.1% +4.7%
2004 28.3% +0.7%
2005 29.5% +4.2%
2006 29.3% -0.6%
2007 28.3% -3.2%
2008 27.2% -3.9%
2009 26.1% -4.3%
2010 17.8% -31.9%
2011 25.4% +42.8%
2012 26.4% +4.0%
2013 26.0% -1.6%
2014 26.1% +0.6%
2015 25.5% -2.4%
2016 26.4% +3.7%
2017 27.2% +3.0%
2018 26.9% -1.0%
2019 27.4% +1.6%
2020 24.3% -11.2%
2021 25.1% +3.2%
2022 26.1% +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.7% 26.1% 29.5% 10
2010s 25.5% 17.8% 27.4% 10
2020s 25.2% 24.3% 26.1% 3

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 89 Guinea-Bissau 26.5% compare
  2. 90 Oman 26.4% compare
  3. 91 Zambia 26.3% compare
  4. 93 Brazil 26.1% compare
  5. 94 Djibouti 26.1% compare
  6. 95 Malawi 26.0% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ireland?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Ireland was 26.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 29.5% in 2005.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2010.
How does Ireland rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Ireland ranks 92nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ireland 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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