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

Latest (2022)
39.3%
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
39.3%
in 2022
All-time low
21.3%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2008–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Samoa, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 27.22009: 24.12010: 22.42011: 21.32012: 22.82013: 24.72014: 22.12015: 25.52016: 27.32017: 24.72018: 28.82019: 30.42020: 36.62021: 35.52022: 39.3

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Samoa, 2008 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 10 Kuwait 41.3% compare
  2. 11 Botswana 40.4% compare
  3. 12 Namibia 39.6% compare
  4. 14 Viet Nam 39.0% compare
  5. 15 Honduras 38.9% compare
  6. 16 Kyrgyzstan 38.8% compare

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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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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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