Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 15.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
15.8%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
177th
of 191 countries
All-time high
17.2%
in 2002
All-time low
10.6%
in 2017
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kazakhstan, 2002–2022

0510152002201220222002: 17.22003: 15.22004: 172005: 15.42006: 15.62007: 14.12008: 10.72009: 14.82010: 13.92011: 13.72012: 142013: 14.72014: 13.22015: 12.32016: 13.52017: 10.62018: 132019: 13.12020: 13.82021: 15.62022: 15.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 15.8% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kazakhstan peaked at 17.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2017.

That places Kazakhstan 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kazakhstan, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 17.2%
2003 15.2% -11.8%
2004 17.0% +11.5%
2005 15.4% -9.4%
2006 15.6% +1.6%
2007 14.1% -9.6%
2008 10.7% -23.8%
2009 14.8% +37.7%
2010 13.9% -6.2%
2011 13.7% -1.2%
2012 14.0% +1.6%
2013 14.7% +5.1%
2014 13.2% -10.0%
2015 12.3% -6.6%
2016 13.5% +9.1%
2017 10.6% -20.9%
2018 13.0% +22.1%
2019 13.1% +1.1%
2020 13.8% +5.2%
2021 15.6% +13.1%
2022 15.8% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.0% 10.7% 17.2% 8
2010s 13.2% 10.6% 14.7% 10
2020s 15.1% 13.8% 15.8% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kazakhstan?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kazakhstan was 15.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2017.
How does Kazakhstan rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kazakhstan ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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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