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

Latest (2022)
32.5%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
36.1%
in 2014
All-time low
24.8%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2000–2022

0102030402000201120222000: 28.22001: 272002: 27.12003: 26.12004: 252005: 26.72006: 29.22007: 35.52008: 27.72009: 27.72010: 25.82011: 24.82012: 27.92013: 31.82014: 36.12015: 35.52016: 32.12017: 29.42018: 29.72019: 332020: 31.82021: 31.32022: 32.5

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 33 Gabon 33.0% compare
  2. 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare
  3. 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
  4. 37 Mali 32.4% compare
  5. 38 Iraq 32.3% compare
  6. 39 Qatar 31.8% compare

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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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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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