Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Serbia

Serbia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
22.4%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
135th
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.7%
in 2008
All-time low
21.5%
in 2021
Years of data
18
2005–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Serbia, 2005–2022

01020302005201320222005: 27.42006: 262007: 26.42008: 27.72009: 27.32010: 26.22011: 26.82012: 25.72013: 26.52014: 24.62015: 22.82016: 22.12017: 22.32018: 22.72019: 22.72020: 21.82021: 21.52022: 22.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 22.4% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Serbia peaked at 27.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2021.

That places Serbia 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Serbia, 2005 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2005 27.4%
2006 26.0% -4.9%
2007 26.4% +1.4%
2008 27.7% +5.0%
2009 27.3% -1.6%
2010 26.2% -3.9%
2011 26.8% +2.1%
2012 25.7% -4.1%
2013 26.5% +3.4%
2014 24.6% -7.5%
2015 22.8% -7.2%
2016 22.1% -3.1%
2017 22.3% +1.3%
2018 22.7% +1.7%
2019 22.7% -0.2%
2020 21.8% -3.7%
2021 21.5% -1.3%
2022 22.4% +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.0% 26.0% 27.7% 5
2010s 24.2% 22.1% 26.8% 10
2020s 21.9% 21.5% 22.4% 3

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 132 Mauritania 22.6% compare
  2. 133 Iran 22.5% compare
  3. 134 Romania 22.4% compare
  4. 136 Montenegro 22.3% compare
  5. 137 Greece 22.3% compare
  6. 138 Singapore 22.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Serbia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Serbia was 22.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2021.
How does Serbia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Serbia ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia 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
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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