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
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 131 Nicaragua 22.7% compare
- 132 Mauritania 22.6% compare
- 133 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
- 135 Serbia 22.4% compare
- 136 Montenegro 22.3% compare
- 137 Greece 22.3% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
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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