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

01020302000201120222000: 31.52001: 34.22002: 33.52003: 30.52004: 32.52005: 31.12006: 30.12007: 30.22008: 32.42009: 32.62010: 31.62011: 31.32012: 30.12013: 30.52014: 302015: 29.22016: 31.42017: 31.62018: 30.12019: 29.82020: 26.22021: 26.82022: 28.2

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Malta, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.4% compare
  2. 66 Saint Lucia 28.3% compare
  3. 67 Indonesia 28.3% compare
  4. 69 Suriname 28.0% compare
  5. 70 Ghana 28.0% compare
  6. 71 Paraguay 27.9% compare

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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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Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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