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

Latest (2022)
25.5%
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
99th
of 191 countries
All-time high
42.1%
in 2005
All-time low
12.5%
in 2002
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Liberia, 2000–2022

102030402000201120222000: 16.42001: 17.52002: 12.52003: 20.42004: 34.32005: 42.12006: 28.42007: 27.92008: 26.22009: 29.12010: 282011: 27.22012: 26.42013: 25.52014: 21.82015: 21.12016: 24.42017: 27.12018: 27.82019: 27.42020: 31.12021: 28.62022: 25.5

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Liberia, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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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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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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