Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Maldives
Maldives: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 24.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Maldives, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 24.9% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Maldives peaked at 42.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2022.
That places Maldives 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.3% | — |
| 2001 | 31.6% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 31.0% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | +30.7% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 28.9% | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 28.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.6% | 26.4% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 27.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 24.9% | 28.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Maldives?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Maldives was 24.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2022.
- How does Maldives rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Maldives ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives 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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