Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mongolia

Mongolia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 16.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.4%
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
173rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
24.6%
in 2009
All-time low
16.1%
in 2011
Years of data
14
2008–2021

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Mongolia, 2008–2021

05101520252008201420212008: 22.12009: 24.62010: 212011: 16.12012: 19.92013: 21.92014: 22.22015: 242016: 18.42017: 202018: 20.32019: 19.42020: 19.12021: 16.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mongolia stood at 16.4%.

That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mongolia peaked at 24.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2011.

That places Mongolia 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.4% 22.1% 24.6% 2
2010s 20.3% 16.1% 24.0% 10
2020s 17.7% 16.4% 19.1% 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 170 Mexico 16.9% compare
  2. 171 Bulgaria 16.8% compare
  3. 172 Myanmar 16.5% compare
  4. 174 Kenya 16.1% compare
  5. 175 Germany 16.0% compare
  6. 176 Kazakhstan 15.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mongolia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Mongolia was 16.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2011.
How does Mongolia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Mongolia ranks 173rd out of 190 countries with data for 2021.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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