Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Madagascar

Madagascar: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
27.3%
Change on year
down 25.7%
World rank
79th
of 191 countries
All-time high
39.9%
in 2012
All-time low
19.5%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

0102030402000201120222000: 21.72001: 24.42002: 30.32003: 282004: 19.52005: 21.22006: 23.32007: 27.72008: 26.42009: 34.12010: 36.92011: 37.62012: 39.92013: 38.52014: 382015: 36.22016: 35.12017: 33.82018: 35.42019: 31.82020: 34.52021: 36.82022: 27.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 27.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.7% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Madagascar peaked at 39.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 2004.

Madagascar ranks 79th 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Madagascar, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 21.7%
2001 24.4% +12.5%
2002 30.3% +24.4%
2003 28.0% -7.8%
2004 19.5% -30.3%
2005 21.2% +8.8%
2006 23.3% +10.0%
2007 27.7% +18.8%
2008 26.4% -4.7%
2009 34.1% +29.5%
2010 36.9% +8.0%
2011 37.6% +2.1%
2012 39.9% +5.9%
2013 38.5% -3.4%
2014 38.0% -1.2%
2015 36.2% -4.9%
2016 35.1% -3.1%
2017 33.8% -3.6%
2018 35.4% +4.6%
2019 31.8% -10.0%
2020 34.5% +8.2%
2021 36.8% +6.8%
2022 27.3% -25.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.6% 19.5% 34.1% 10
2010s 36.3% 31.8% 39.9% 10
2020s 32.9% 27.3% 36.8% 3

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 76 Lithuania 27.6% compare
  2. 77 Norway 27.5% compare
  3. 78 Ecuador 27.4% compare
  4. 80 Chile 27.1% compare
  5. 81 Micronesia, Federated States of 27.1% compare
  6. 82 Kosovo 27.0% compare
  7. 82 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 27.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Madagascar?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Madagascar was 27.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 2004.
How does Madagascar rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Madagascar ranks 79th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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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