Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 17.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago stood at 17.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 30.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2014.
That places Trinidad and Tobago 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 30.9% | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +18.2% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 16.8% | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.2% | 14.5% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0696 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0589 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.165 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2333 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0945 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3189 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0027 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Trinidad and Tobago was 17.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2014.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 169th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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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