Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 49.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 49.2% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saudi Arabia peaked at 56.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 34.7%, in 2014.
That places Saudi Arabia 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | -9.5% |
| 2009 | 40.8% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 45.4% | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 51.1% | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 47.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 47.7% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.8% | 40.8% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.8% | 34.7% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.6% | 46.0% | 49.2% | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saudi Arabia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saudi Arabia was 49.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.7% in 2014.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 4th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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