Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 12.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Timor-Leste, 2002–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 12.3% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Timor-Leste peaked at 15.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2002.
That places Timor-Leste 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -26.4% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +55.4% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -13.2% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +46.8% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.9% | 4.7% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 8.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.3% | 15.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
More reference data data for Timor-Leste
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 12.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 602.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 33.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 3.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Timor-Leste?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Timor-Leste was 12.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2002.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Timor-Leste ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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