Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 25.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
25.6%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 191 countries
All-time high
25.6%
in 2022
All-time low
8.8%
in 2011
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2022

101520252000201120222000: 16.32001: 14.62002: 172003: 16.22004: 15.72005: 15.22006: 14.22007: 12.62008: 11.42009: 10.22010: 9.82011: 8.82012: 9.72013: 9.72014: 9.72015: 14.82016: 15.42017: 17.82018: 18.62019: 23.22020: 25.22021: 25.52022: 25.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in United Arab Emirates is 25.6%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 163.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in United Arab Emirates peaked at 25.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2011.

United Arab Emirates ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in United Arab Emirates, 2000 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2000 16.3%
2001 14.6% -10.1%
2002 17.0% +15.9%
2003 16.2% -4.5%
2004 15.7% -3.2%
2005 15.2% -2.9%
2006 14.2% -6.6%
2007 12.6% -11.7%
2008 11.4% -9.2%
2009 10.2% -10.5%
2010 9.8% -3.5%
2011 8.8% -10.9%
2012 9.7% +11.1%
2013 9.7% -0.5%
2014 9.7% -0.1%
2015 14.8% +52.8%
2016 15.4% +4.2%
2017 17.8% +15.1%
2018 18.6% +4.5%
2019 23.2% +25.1%
2020 25.2% +8.6%
2021 25.5% +1.2%
2022 25.6% +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.3% 10.2% 17.0% 10
2010s 13.8% 8.8% 23.2% 10
2020s 25.5% 25.2% 25.6% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in United Arab Emirates?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in United Arab Emirates was 25.6% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2022.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2011.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
United Arab Emirates ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 163.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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