Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 33.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Vanuatu, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vanuatu is 33.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vanuatu peaked at 60.1% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2015.
That places Vanuatu 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.7% | — |
| 2001 | 48.1% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 60.1% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 57.6% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 46.0% | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 41.5% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 49.7% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | -48.3% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +35.4% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 41.5% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 25.3% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.0% | 36.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 29 Eswatini 35.2% compare
- 30 Cape Verde 34.2% compare
- 31 Belize 34.2% compare
- 33 Gabon 33.0% compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 32.9% compare
- 35 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vanuatu?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vanuatu was 33.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2003.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2015.
- How does Vanuatu rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Vanuatu ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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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