Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Liberia
Liberia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 25.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Liberia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Liberia is 25.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Liberia peaked at 42.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 2002.
Liberia ranks 99th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.4% | — |
| 2001 | 17.5% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 20.4% | +63.0% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | +68.4% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 28.4% | -32.6% |
| 2007 | 27.9% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | -14.6% |
| 2015 | 21.1% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 24.4% | +16.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.5% | 12.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 21.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 25.5% | 31.1% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Liberia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Liberia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Liberia was 25.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 2002.
- How does Liberia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Liberia ranks 99th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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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