Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 32.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 32.5% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sierra Leone peaked at 36.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2011.
That places Sierra Leone 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.2% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 29.2% | +9.6% |
| 2007 | 35.5% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +13.7% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 24.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.9% | 31.3% | 32.5% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sierra Leone?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sierra Leone was 32.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2011.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Sierra Leone ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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