Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mauritania, 2004–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mauritania stood at 22.6%.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mauritania peaked at 31.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2004.
That places Mauritania 132nd 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 19 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 11.5% | — |
| 2005 | 23.4% | +104.1% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -39.3% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +101.7% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -20.0% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.2% | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.1% | 11.5% | 31.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 22.0% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 22.6% | 29.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mauritania?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mauritania was 22.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2004.
- How does Mauritania rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania 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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