Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kosovo

Kosovo: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.0%
Change on year
down 6.3%
World rank
82nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
45.7%
in 2001
All-time low
24.1%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

010203040502000201120222000: 41.62001: 45.72002: 32.72003: 26.92004: 24.62005: 27.82006: 322007: 31.42008: 24.12009: 24.22010: 25.92011: 28.52012: 28.32013: 28.12014: 32.92015: 33.32016: 31.62017: 30.72018: 30.12019: 29.22020: 29.12021: 28.82022: 27

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kosovo stood at 27.0%.

The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kosovo peaked at 45.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2008.

That places Kosovo 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Kosovo, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kosovo, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 41.6%
2001 45.7% +9.6%
2002 32.7% -28.4%
2003 26.9% -17.9%
2004 24.6% -8.3%
2005 27.8% +12.8%
2006 32.0% +15.2%
2007 31.4% -1.7%
2008 24.1% -23.3%
2009 24.2% +0.3%
2010 25.9% +6.8%
2011 28.5% +10.2%
2012 28.3% -0.5%
2013 28.1% -0.9%
2014 32.9% +17.2%
2015 33.3% +1.2%
2016 31.6% -5.0%
2017 30.7% -2.9%
2018 30.1% -2.0%
2019 29.2% -3.0%
2020 29.1% -0.3%
2021 28.8% -1.0%
2022 27.0% -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.1% 24.1% 45.7% 10
2010s 29.9% 25.9% 33.3% 10
2020s 28.3% 27.0% 29.1% 3

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 79 Madagascar 27.3% compare
  2. 80 Chile 27.1% compare
  3. 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.1% compare
  4. 82 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 27.0% compare
  5. 84 Canada 26.8% compare
  6. 85 Papua New Guinea 26.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kosovo?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kosovo was 27.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2008.
How does Kosovo rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kosovo ranks 82nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Kosovo?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kosovo 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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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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