Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 28.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Saint Lucia, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saint Lucia is 28.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saint Lucia peaked at 40.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2022.
Saint Lucia ranks 66th 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.6% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 29.9% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 30.6% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 34.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.7% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 31.2% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 28.8% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.2% | 29.9% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 28.3% | 28.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 63 Central African Republic 28.6% compare
- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 28.5% compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.4% compare
- 67 Indonesia 28.3% compare
- 68 Malta 28.2% compare
- 69 Suriname 28.0% compare
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saint Lucia?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Saint Lucia was 28.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Saint Lucia ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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