Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Namibia

Namibia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 39.6% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
39.6%
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
12th
of 190 countries
All-time high
44.4%
in 2001
All-time low
34.5%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Namibia, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 432001: 44.42002: 43.22003: 42.72004: 44.22005: 43.82006: 42.72007: 41.72008: 36.32009: 35.42010: 36.72011: 34.52012: 35.62013: 36.92014: 362015: 35.92016: 38.62017: 42.42018: 43.52019: 42.72020: 40.12021: 40.72022: 39.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Namibia stood at 39.6%.

The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Namibia peaked at 44.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2011.

That places Namibia 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.7% 35.4% 44.4% 10
2010s 38.3% 34.5% 43.5% 10
2020s 40.1% 39.6% 40.7% 3

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 9 Tunisia 43.1% compare
  2. 10 Kuwait 41.3% compare
  3. 11 Botswana 40.4% compare
  4. 13 Samoa 39.3% compare
  5. 14 Vietnam 39.0% compare
  6. 15 Honduras 38.9% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Namibia

All data for Namibia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Namibia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Namibia was 39.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2011.
How does Namibia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Namibia ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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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