Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malta
Malta: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 28.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
28.2%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
68th
of 190 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2001
All-time low
26.2%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malta recorded 28.2% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malta peaked at 34.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2020.
That places Malta 68th out of 190 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 Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.5% | — |
| 2001 | 34.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.5% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 31.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 31.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 28.2% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.9% | 30.1% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 29.2% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 26.2% | 28.2% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Malta
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malta?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Malta was 28.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Malta ranks 68th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta 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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