Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mexico

Mexico: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 16.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
16.9%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
171st
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2015
All-time low
16.9%
in 2022
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mexico, 2008–2022

051015202008201520222008: 19.72009: 202010: 19.52011: 19.52012: 19.22013: 19.82014: 19.82015: 20.32016: 19.42017: 19.62018: 192019: 18.52020: 18.52021: 17.82022: 16.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 16.9% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mexico peaked at 20.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 171st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mexico, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 19.7%
2009 20.0% +1.4%
2010 19.5% -2.5%
2011 19.5% -0.1%
2012 19.2% -1.6%
2013 19.8% +3.6%
2014 19.8% +0.1%
2015 20.3% +2.4%
2016 19.4% -4.5%
2017 19.6% +0.8%
2018 19.0% -3.1%
2019 18.5% -2.7%
2020 18.5% +0.1%
2021 17.8% -3.7%
2022 16.9% -5.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.8% 19.7% 20.0% 2
2010s 19.5% 18.5% 20.3% 10
2020s 17.7% 16.9% 18.5% 3

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 168 Equatorial Guinea 17.1% compare
  2. 169 Trinidad and Tobago 17.0% compare
  3. 170 Uganda 17.0% compare
  4. 172 Bulgaria 16.8% compare
  5. 173 Myanmar 16.5% compare
  6. 174 Mongolia 16.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mexico?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mexico was 16.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Mexico ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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