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

01020302000201120222000: 28.42001: 28.72002: 28.62003: 28.32004: 28.62005: 28.72006: 28.32007: 28.42008: 28.72009: 28.82010: 29.22011: 29.62012: 30.22013: 30.12014: 29.82015: 29.42016: 29.32017: 29.42018: 29.52019: 29.22020: 27.52021: 27.52022: 27.5

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Norway, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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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