Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Syria
Syria: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 19.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Syria, 2000–2010
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Syria recorded 19.7% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Syria peaked at 21.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2000.
That places Syria 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Syria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 17.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 20.1% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 13.6% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Syria?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Syria was 19.7% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- How does Syria rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Syria ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2010.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syria 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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