Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malawi

Malawi: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 26.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
26.0%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.3%
in 2019
All-time low
15.0%
in 2007
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malawi, 2002–2022

01020302002201220222002: 20.32003: 17.12004: 15.42005: 17.72006: 16.22007: 152008: 15.72009: 16.32010: 17.82011: 21.22012: 20.32013: 212014: 24.52015: 24.72016: 22.42017: 21.12018: 25.52019: 27.32020: 25.22021: 26.22022: 26

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malawi is 26.0%, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malawi peaked at 27.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2007.

That places Malawi 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malawi, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 20.3%
2003 17.1% -15.7%
2004 15.4% -9.7%
2005 17.7% +15.1%
2006 16.2% -8.7%
2007 15.0% -7.6%
2008 15.7% +4.7%
2009 16.3% +4.3%
2010 17.8% +8.7%
2011 21.2% +19.6%
2012 20.3% -4.7%
2013 21.0% +3.7%
2014 24.5% +16.7%
2015 24.7% +0.6%
2016 22.4% -9.3%
2017 21.1% -5.6%
2018 25.5% +20.7%
2019 27.3% +7.2%
2020 25.2% -7.9%
2021 26.2% +3.8%
2022 26.0% -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.7% 15.0% 20.3% 8
2010s 22.6% 17.8% 27.3% 10
2020s 25.8% 25.2% 26.2% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 92 Ireland 26.1% compare
  2. 93 Brazil 26.1% compare
  3. 94 Djibouti 26.1% compare
  4. 96 Grenada 25.9% compare
  5. 97 Estonia 25.7% compare
  6. 98 United Arab Emirates 25.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malawi?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malawi was 26.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2007.
How does Malawi rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Malawi ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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