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
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malawi, 2002–2022
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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