Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Norway
Norway: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 27.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
27.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 191 countries
All-time high
30.2%
in 2012
All-time low
27.5%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Norway, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Norway recorded 27.5% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Norway peaked at 30.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 77th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 28.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 28.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 28.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 28.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 29.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.2% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 27.5% | 27.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Norway?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Norway was 27.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 30.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Norway ranks 77th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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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