Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Slovakia

Slovakia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 23.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
23.4%
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.2%
in 2020
All-time low
16.9%
in 2000
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 16.92001: 19.92002: 20.32003: 21.92004: 21.22005: 20.12006: 20.32007: 20.22008: 20.42009: 19.52010: 20.22011: 20.12012: 20.22013: 20.52014: 20.52015: 19.52016: 21.82017: 23.72018: 23.52019: 25.12020: 25.22021: 24.72022: 23.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Slovakia stood at 23.4%.

The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Slovakia peaked at 25.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2000.

That places Slovakia 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Slovakia, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 16.9%
2001 19.9% +17.7%
2002 20.3% +2.3%
2003 21.9% +7.8%
2004 21.2% -3.5%
2005 20.1% -5.1%
2006 20.3% +1.2%
2007 20.2% -0.9%
2008 20.4% +1.0%
2009 19.5% -4.3%
2010 20.2% +3.5%
2011 20.1% -0.1%
2012 20.2% +0.3%
2013 20.5% +1.7%
2014 20.5% -0.2%
2015 19.5% -4.9%
2016 21.8% +11.7%
2017 23.7% +8.8%
2018 23.5% -0.9%
2019 25.1% +6.9%
2020 25.2% +0.1%
2021 24.7% -1.7%
2022 23.4% -5.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.1% 16.9% 21.9% 10
2010s 21.5% 19.5% 25.1% 10
2020s 24.4% 23.4% 25.2% 3

Countries ranked near Slovakia

  1. 116 Portugal 23.5% compare
  2. 117 Senegal 23.5% compare
  3. 118 Croatia 23.4% compare
  4. 120 Comoros 23.4% compare
  5. 121 Finland 23.3% compare
  6. 122 Macao 23.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Slovakia?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Slovakia was 23.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
The highest recorded value was 25.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Slovakia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2000.
How does Slovakia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Slovakia ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Slovakia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Slovakia 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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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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