Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Lithuania

Lithuania: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
27.6%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
76th
of 190 countries
All-time high
34.0%
in 2002
All-time low
24.7%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 33.52001: 33.22002: 342003: 33.42004: 32.52005: 30.72006: 30.82007: 28.32008: 28.72009: 292010: 26.52011: 24.72012: 27.72013: 27.62014: 27.92015: 28.12016: 29.42017: 29.42018: 29.32019: 302020: 26.82021: 28.82022: 27.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lithuania stood at 27.6%.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lithuania peaked at 34.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 24.7%, in 2011.

Lithuania ranks 76th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.4% 28.3% 34.0% 10
2010s 28.1% 24.7% 30.0% 10
2020s 27.7% 26.8% 28.8% 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 73 Fiji 27.7% compare
  2. 74 Argentina 27.6% compare
  3. 75 Nauru 27.6% compare
  4. 77 Norway 27.5% compare
  5. 78 Ecuador 27.4% compare
  6. 79 Madagascar 27.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lithuania?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Lithuania was 27.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2011.
How does Lithuania rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Lithuania ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania 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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