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

Latest (2022)
22.6%
Change on year
down 17.5%
World rank
132nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2009
All-time low
11.5%
in 2004
Years of data
19
2004–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mauritania, 2004–2022

01020302004201320222004: 11.52005: 23.42006: 14.22007: 28.72008: 28.92009: 31.72010: 31.12011: 27.52012: 222013: 23.72014: 23.22015: 23.22016: 26.22017: 26.32018: 27.72019: 29.72020: 29.42021: 27.42022: 22.6

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mauritania, 2004 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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