Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kuwait
Kuwait: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 41.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
41.3%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 190 countries
All-time high
41.8%
in 2020
All-time low
20.1%
in 2008
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Kuwait, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kuwait stood at 41.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kuwait peaked at 41.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2008.
That places Kuwait 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 20.1% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 24.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 40.9% | 41.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More reference data data for Kuwait
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kuwait?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Kuwait was 41.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2008.
- How does Kuwait rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Kuwait ranks 10th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait 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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