Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Vietnam

Vietnam: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 39.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.0%
Change on year
up 27.3%
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
39.0%
in 2019
All-time low
20.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Vietnam, 2015–2019

0102030402015201720192015: 202016: 33.22017: 302018: 30.62019: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vietnam is 39.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.3% on the previous year and up 94.9% over five years.

Vietnam ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Vietnam, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 20.0%
2016 33.2% +66.2%
2017 30.0% -9.6%
2018 30.6% +2.0%
2019 39.0% +27.3%

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 11 Botswana 40.4% compare
  2. 12 Namibia 39.6% compare
  3. 13 Samoa 39.3% compare
  4. 15 Honduras 38.9% compare
  5. 16 Kyrgyzstan 38.8% compare
  6. 17 El Salvador 38.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vietnam?
Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Vietnam was 39.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2015.
How does Vietnam rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Vietnam ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Vietnam 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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