Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Turkey

Turkey: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 19.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.2%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
160th
of 191 countries
All-time high
21.4%
in 2020
All-time low
13.3%
in 2001
Years of data
23
2000–2022

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

051015202000201120222000: 14.22001: 13.32002: 14.82003: 15.92004: 16.72005: 17.12006: 18.82007: 19.52008: 19.12009: 19.52010: 20.42011: 21.32012: 21.42013: 20.72014: 21.32015: 20.92016: 21.12017: 20.12018: 19.92019: 20.82020: 21.42021: 19.52022: 19.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 19.2% for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Turkey peaked at 21.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 2001.

That places Turkey 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Turkey, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 14.2%
2001 13.3% -6.0%
2002 14.8% +10.7%
2003 15.9% +7.5%
2004 16.7% +5.2%
2005 17.1% +2.4%
2006 18.8% +10.0%
2007 19.5% +3.8%
2008 19.1% -2.2%
2009 19.5% +1.7%
2010 20.4% +4.9%
2011 21.3% +4.1%
2012 21.4% +0.5%
2013 20.7% -3.0%
2014 21.3% +2.9%
2015 20.9% -1.9%
2016 21.1% +0.7%
2017 20.1% -4.6%
2018 19.9% -1.1%
2019 20.8% +4.6%
2020 21.4% +3.0%
2021 19.5% -8.9%
2022 19.2% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.9% 13.3% 19.5% 10
2010s 20.8% 19.9% 21.4% 10
2020s 20.1% 19.2% 21.4% 3

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 157 Armenia 20.0% compare
  2. 158 Syria 19.7% compare
  3. 159 Latvia 19.6% compare
  4. 161 Italy 18.8% compare
  5. 162 Netherlands 18.6% compare
  6. 163 Guyana 18.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Turkey?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Turkey was 19.2% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 2001.
How does Turkey rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Turkey ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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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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