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

0102030402000201120222000: 36.32001: 34.92002: 34.92003: 342004: 31.92005: 31.32006: 25.32007: 27.62008: 20.12009: 26.92010: 24.82011: 25.42012: 26.12013: 28.42014: 27.52015: 30.92016: 352017: 35.22018: 36.42019: 39.42020: 41.82021: 40.92022: 41.3

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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