Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Jamaica
Jamaica: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 35.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
35.5%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
26th
of 191 countries
All-time high
39.6%
in 2013
All-time low
30.0%
in 2009
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Jamaica, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 35.5% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Jamaica peaked at 39.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2009.
That places Jamaica 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.7% | — |
| 2001 | 34.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 34.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 30.0% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 30.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 39.6% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 30.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 32.9% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.6% | 35.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Jamaica?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Jamaica was 35.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2009.
- How does Jamaica rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Jamaica ranks 26th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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