Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Samoa
Samoa: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 39.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Samoa, 2008–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 39.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Samoa peaked at 39.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2011.
Samoa ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 27.2% | — |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 22.8% | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 27.3% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +20.4% |
| 2021 | 35.5% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.7% | 24.1% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 21.3% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.5% | 39.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More reference data data for Samoa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.023 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0626 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0918 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1693 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Samoa?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Samoa was 39.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2011.
- How does Samoa rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Samoa ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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