Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Montenegro

Montenegro: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.3%
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
28.8%
in 2002
All-time low
17.0%
in 2008
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Montenegro, 2002–2022

01020302002201220222002: 28.82003: 25.52004: 28.32005: 27.22006: 25.42007: 24.42008: 172009: 19.92010: 23.32011: 24.52012: 25.12013: 23.72014: 24.92015: 22.62016: 22.32017: 21.72018: 20.42019: 21.32020: 21.92021: 23.92022: 22.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 22.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Montenegro peaked at 28.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2008.

Montenegro ranks 136th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Montenegro, 2002 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2002 28.8%
2003 25.5% -11.5%
2004 28.3% +10.8%
2005 27.2% -3.9%
2006 25.4% -6.5%
2007 24.4% -4.0%
2008 17.0% -30.4%
2009 19.9% +17.3%
2010 23.3% +17.2%
2011 24.5% +4.8%
2012 25.1% +2.6%
2013 23.7% -5.6%
2014 24.9% +5.2%
2015 22.6% -9.2%
2016 22.3% -1.5%
2017 21.7% -2.8%
2018 20.4% -5.8%
2019 21.3% +4.3%
2020 21.9% +2.8%
2021 23.9% +9.1%
2022 22.3% -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.6% 17.0% 28.8% 8
2010s 23.0% 20.4% 25.1% 10
2020s 22.7% 21.9% 23.9% 3

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
  2. 134 Romania 22.4% compare
  3. 135 Serbia 22.4% compare
  4. 137 Greece 22.3% compare
  5. 138 Singapore 22.2% compare
  6. 139 Congo 22.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Montenegro?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Montenegro was 22.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2008.
How does Montenegro rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Montenegro ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro 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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