Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Rwanda

Rwanda: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 17.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
17.4%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
165th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2000
All-time low
12.7%
in 2014
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Rwanda, 2000–2022

05101520252000201120222000: 252001: 23.62002: 21.22003: 20.72004: 19.82005: 15.72006: 16.52007: 14.72008: 13.22009: 13.52010: 13.72011: 12.82012: 13.72013: 13.52014: 12.72015: 13.32016: 15.12017: 15.12018: 15.32019: 14.82020: 14.92021: 16.92022: 17.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 17.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Rwanda peaked at 25.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2014.

That places Rwanda 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Rwanda, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 25.0%
2001 23.6% -5.3%
2002 21.2% -10.2%
2003 20.7% -2.5%
2004 19.8% -4.3%
2005 15.7% -20.8%
2006 16.5% +5.2%
2007 14.7% -10.9%
2008 13.2% -10.0%
2009 13.5% +2.3%
2010 13.7% +1.0%
2011 12.8% -6.6%
2012 13.7% +7.5%
2013 13.5% -1.4%
2014 12.7% -5.9%
2015 13.3% +4.2%
2016 15.1% +13.3%
2017 15.1% -0.0%
2018 15.3% +1.3%
2019 14.8% -2.8%
2020 14.9% +0.6%
2021 16.9% +13.5%
2022 17.4% +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.4% 13.2% 25.0% 10
2010s 14.0% 12.7% 15.3% 10
2020s 16.4% 14.9% 17.4% 3

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 162 Guyana 18.2% compare
  2. 163 Egypt 18.1% compare
  3. 164 North Macedonia 18.0% compare
  4. 166 Jordan 17.2% compare
  5. 167 Equatorial Guinea 17.1% compare
  6. 168 Trinidad and Tobago 17.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Rwanda?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Rwanda was 17.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2014.
How does Rwanda rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Rwanda ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Rwanda 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
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