Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sudan

Sudan: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 24.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
24.5%
Change on year
up 22.8%
World rank
107th
of 191 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 2001
All-time low
14.3%
in 2018
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

01020302000201120222000: 30.32001: 32.82002: 32.82003: 27.32004: 30.82005: 20.42006: 24.82007: 27.12008: 22.32009: 27.22010: 25.32011: 25.62012: 28.92013: 30.92014: 26.62015: 29.52016: 30.92017: 26.82018: 14.32019: 15.42020: 26.92021: 202022: 24.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sudan recorded 24.5% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.8% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sudan peaked at 32.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2018.

Sudan ranks 107th 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 Sudan, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Sudan, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 30.3%
2001 32.8% +8.4%
2002 32.8% -0.1%
2003 27.3% -16.6%
2004 30.8% +12.5%
2005 20.4% -33.6%
2006 24.8% +21.5%
2007 27.1% +9.3%
2008 22.3% -17.9%
2009 27.2% +21.9%
2010 25.3% -6.7%
2011 25.6% +1.1%
2012 28.9% +12.8%
2013 30.9% +7.0%
2014 26.6% -13.9%
2015 29.5% +11.0%
2016 30.9% +4.5%
2017 26.8% -13.2%
2018 14.3% -46.7%
2019 15.4% +8.0%
2020 26.9% +74.2%
2021 20.0% -25.7%
2022 24.5% +22.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.6% 20.4% 32.8% 10
2010s 25.4% 14.3% 30.9% 10
2020s 23.8% 20.0% 26.9% 3

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 104 Maldives 24.9% compare
  2. 105 Cameroon 24.8% compare
  3. 106 United States of America 24.7% compare
  4. 108 Barbados 24.3% compare
  5. 109 Israel 24.1% compare
  6. 110 Côte d'Ivoire 24.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sudan?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Sudan was 24.5% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2001.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2018.
How does Sudan rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Sudan ranks 107th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sudan 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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