Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kiribati

Kiribati: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 30.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
30.3%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.1%
in 2011
All-time low
22.7%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2011–2021

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kiribati, 2011–2021

01020302011201620212011: 34.12012: 31.62013: 31.92014: 24.12015: 262016: 22.72017: 24.42018: 22.82019: 25.42020: 29.62021: 30.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kiribati stood at 30.3%.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kiribati peaked at 34.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2016.

Kiribati ranks 54th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kiribati, 2011 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2011 34.1%
2012 31.6% -7.1%
2013 31.9% +0.9%
2014 24.1% -24.5%
2015 26.0% +7.6%
2016 22.7% -12.7%
2017 24.4% +7.9%
2018 22.8% -6.8%
2019 25.4% +11.6%
2020 29.6% +16.4%
2021 30.3% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 27.0% 22.7% 34.1% 9
2020s 29.9% 29.6% 30.3% 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 51 Seychelles 30.6% compare
  2. 52 Cambodia 30.6% compare
  3. 53 Republic of Korea 30.5% compare
  4. 55 Tonga 29.9% compare
  5. 56 Cyprus 29.7% compare
  6. 57 San Marino 29.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kiribati?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kiribati was 30.3% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 2011.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2016.
How does Kiribati rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kiribati ranks 54th out of 191 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati 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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