Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 23.1% in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
23.1%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.4%
in 2001
All-time low
22.6%
in 2010
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 24.52001: 25.42002: 23.82003: 23.52004: 23.22005: 23.12006: 23.72007: 23.92008: 23.32009: 22.82010: 22.62011: 232012: 22.92013: 23.12014: 23.22015: 23.32016: 232017: 23.12018: 23.42019: 23.62020: 22.92021: 23.52022: 23.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 23.1% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Luxembourg peaked at 25.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2010.

Luxembourg ranks 126th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Luxembourg, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 24.5%
2001 25.4% +3.5%
2002 23.8% -6.4%
2003 23.5% -1.2%
2004 23.2% -1.2%
2005 23.1% -0.5%
2006 23.7% +2.9%
2007 23.9% +0.6%
2008 23.3% -2.4%
2009 22.8% -2.5%
2010 22.6% -0.9%
2011 23.0% +1.8%
2012 22.9% -0.3%
2013 23.1% +0.8%
2014 23.2% +0.6%
2015 23.3% +0.5%
2016 23.0% -1.2%
2017 23.1% +0.3%
2018 23.4% +1.4%
2019 23.6% +0.6%
2020 22.9% -2.8%
2021 23.5% +2.7%
2022 23.1% -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.7% 22.8% 25.4% 10
2010s 23.1% 22.6% 23.6% 10
2020s 23.2% 22.9% 23.5% 3

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 123 Thailand 23.2% compare
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  3. 125 Dominican Republic 23.1% compare
  4. 127 Ukraine 23.1% compare
  5. 128 Czechia 22.9% compare
  6. 129 Poland 22.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Luxembourg?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Luxembourg was 23.1% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2010.
How does Luxembourg rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Luxembourg ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Luxembourg 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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