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

Latest (2022)
12.3%
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
185th
of 191 countries
All-time high
15.3%
in 2020
All-time low
4.7%
in 2002
Years of data
21
2002–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Timor-Leste, 2002–2022

57.51012.5152002201220222002: 4.72003: 5.92004: 7.62005: 9.72006: 10.72007: 8.62008: 6.32009: 9.92010: 8.62011: 8.12012: 8.72013: 10.62014: 10.12015: 11.12016: 9.72017: 14.22018: 14.82019: 14.52020: 15.32021: 13.82022: 12.3

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Timor-Leste, 2002 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 182 Uruguay 15.1% compare
  2. 183 Albania 13.8% compare
  3. 184 Japan 12.6% compare
  4. 186 Nigeria 11.4% compare
  5. 187 Bangladesh 10.9% compare
  6. 188 Georgia 10.9% compare

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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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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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