Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Panama
Panama: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 31.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Panama, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Panama stood at 31.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Panama peaked at 31.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2009.
Panama ranks 41st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 28.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 21.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 27.2% | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.6% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 20.2% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.8% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 30.1% | 31.6% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Panama?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Panama was 31.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2009.
- How does Panama rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Panama ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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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