Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Netherlands

Netherlands: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 18.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
18.6%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
162nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
20.6%
in 2004
All-time low
18.5%
in 2021
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 20.22001: 19.92002: 20.22003: 20.32004: 20.62005: 20.62006: 19.52007: 19.32008: 19.22009: 192010: 192011: 19.12012: 19.12013: 18.92014: 192015: 192016: 19.52017: 19.82018: 19.62019: 19.62020: 18.52021: 18.52022: 18.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 18.6% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Netherlands peaked at 20.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 18.5%, in 2021.

That places Netherlands 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Netherlands, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 20.2%
2001 19.9% -1.2%
2002 20.2% +1.4%
2003 20.3% +0.7%
2004 20.6% +1.1%
2005 20.6% -0.0%
2006 19.5% -5.4%
2007 19.3% -0.7%
2008 19.2% -0.4%
2009 19.0% -1.2%
2010 19.0% -0.2%
2011 19.1% +0.4%
2012 19.1% +0.1%
2013 18.9% -0.8%
2014 19.0% +0.1%
2015 19.0% +0.4%
2016 19.5% +2.4%
2017 19.8% +1.4%
2018 19.6% -1.0%
2019 19.6% +0.3%
2020 18.5% -5.5%
2021 18.5% -0.3%
2022 18.6% +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.9% 19.0% 20.6% 10
2010s 19.2% 18.9% 19.8% 10
2020s 18.5% 18.5% 18.6% 3

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 159 Latvia 19.6% compare
  2. 160 Türkiye 19.2% compare
  3. 161 Italy 18.8% compare
  4. 163 Guyana 18.2% compare
  5. 164 Egypt 18.1% compare
  6. 165 North Macedonia 18.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Netherlands?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Netherlands was 18.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 18.5% in 2021.
How does Netherlands rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Netherlands ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Netherlands 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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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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