Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Romania

Romania: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
22.4%
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
134th
of 191 countries
All-time high
28.6%
in 2019
All-time low
18.7%
in 2011
Years of data
19
2004–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Romania, 2004–2022

01020302004201320222004: 21.42005: 232006: 23.82007: 22.92008: 242009: 24.22010: 21.12011: 18.72012: 19.62013: 21.42014: 22.22015: 21.32016: 23.92017: 26.22018: 28.12019: 28.62020: 26.92021: 25.22022: 22.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 22.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Romania peaked at 28.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2011.

Romania ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Romania, 2004 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2004 21.4%
2005 23.0% +7.8%
2006 23.8% +3.2%
2007 22.9% -3.7%
2008 24.0% +4.6%
2009 24.2% +1.1%
2010 21.1% -12.7%
2011 18.7% -11.5%
2012 19.6% +4.6%
2013 21.4% +9.2%
2014 22.2% +4.1%
2015 21.3% -4.2%
2016 23.9% +12.0%
2017 26.2% +10.0%
2018 28.1% +7.3%
2019 28.6% +1.6%
2020 26.9% -6.0%
2021 25.2% -6.1%
2022 22.4% -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.2% 21.4% 24.2% 6
2010s 23.1% 18.7% 28.6% 10
2020s 24.8% 22.4% 26.9% 3

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 131 Nicaragua 22.7% compare
  2. 132 Mauritania 22.6% compare
  3. 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
  4. 135 Serbia 22.4% compare
  5. 136 Montenegro 22.3% compare
  6. 137 Greece 22.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Romania?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Romania was 22.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2011.
How does Romania rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Romania ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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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Indicator
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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