Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Lebanon

Lebanon: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 52.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
52.8%
Change on year
up 30.2%
World rank
3rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
52.8%
in 2020
All-time low
26.3%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Lebanon, 2000–2020

02040602000201020202000: 26.72001: 29.52002: 28.82003: 28.82004: 29.12005: 31.42006: 27.62007: 27.22008: 26.32009: 28.82010: 29.92011: 31.92012: 33.52013: 31.72014: 32.22015: 35.32016: 33.62017: 33.62018: 36.32019: 40.62020: 52.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 52.8% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 76.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lebanon peaked at 52.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2008.

Lebanon ranks 3rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Lebanon, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 26.7%
2001 29.5% +10.5%
2002 28.8% -2.3%
2003 28.8% -0.1%
2004 29.1% +1.3%
2005 31.4% +7.6%
2006 27.6% -12.1%
2007 27.2% -1.3%
2008 26.3% -3.2%
2009 28.8% +9.4%
2010 29.9% +3.8%
2011 31.9% +6.6%
2012 33.5% +5.1%
2013 31.7% -5.5%
2014 32.2% +1.6%
2015 35.3% +9.7%
2016 33.6% -4.7%
2017 33.6% -0.0%
2018 36.3% +8.0%
2019 40.6% +11.7%
2020 52.8% +30.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.4% 26.3% 31.4% 10
2010s 33.9% 29.9% 40.6% 10
2020s 52.8% 52.8% 52.8% 1

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 1 Libya 75.2% compare
  2. 2 Ethiopia 54.6% compare
  3. 4 Saudi Arabia 49.2% compare
  4. 5 Afghanistan 45.6% compare
  5. 6 Somalia 44.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lebanon?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lebanon was 52.8% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2008.
How does Lebanon rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Lebanon ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is up 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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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