Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Singapore
Singapore: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 22.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Singapore, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Singapore is 22.2%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Singapore peaked at 42.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2020.
Singapore ranks 138th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Singapore, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 30.4% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 29.1% | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +46.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 23.3% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 35.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 29.5% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -11.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 24.7% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -39.6% |
| 2021 | 19.4% | +30.0% |
| 2022 | 22.2% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.5% | 23.3% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.6% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 14.9% | 22.2% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Singapore?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Singapore was 22.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2020.
- How does Singapore rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Singapore ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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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