Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 26.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Papua New Guinea, 2012–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 26.8% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 91.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Papua New Guinea peaked at 32.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2013.
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14.0% | — |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +19.3% |
| 2015 | 29.1% | +121.7% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.5% | 11.0% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 26.8% | 30.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Papua New Guinea?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Papua New Guinea was 26.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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