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
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Lebanon, 2000–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Libya 75.2% compare
- 2 Ethiopia 54.6% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 49.2% compare
- 5 Afghanistan 45.6% compare
- 6 Somalia 44.0% compare
More reference data data for Lebanon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
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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