Share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi

Malawi: Share of employee compensation in public spending was 32.46 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
32.46
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
53rd
of 155 countries
All-time high
33.12
in 2015
All-time low
18.84
in 2009
Years of data
14
2009–2022

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi, 2009–2022

01020302009201520222009: 18.82010: 23.12011: 25.42012: 272013: 25.62014: 26.62015: 33.12016: 32.32017: 30.62018: 30.72019: 32.82020: 32.62021: 32.22022: 32.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi is 32.46, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi peaked at 33.12 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.84, in 2009.

Malawi ranks 53rd of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi, 2009 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2009 18.84
2010 23.14 +22.8%
2011 25.44 +9.9%
2012 27.05 +6.3%
2013 25.55 -5.5%
2014 26.62 +4.2%
2015 33.12 +24.4%
2016 32.3 -2.5%
2017 30.65 -5.1%
2018 30.69 +0.1%
2019 32.84 +7.0%
2020 32.55 -0.9%
2021 32.25 -0.9%
2022 32.46 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.84 18.84 18.84 1
2010s 28.74 23.14 33.12 10
2020s 32.42 32.25 32.55 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 50 Naoero 33.94 compare
  2. 51 Tonga 33.79 compare
  3. 52 Macau, China 33.42 compare
  4. 54 United Arab Emirates 32.16 compare
  5. 55 Trinidad and Tobago 32.13 compare
  6. 56 Lebanon 32.12 compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi?
Share of employee compensation in public spending in Malawi was 32.46 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 33.12 in 2015.
What is the lowest share of employee compensation in public spending recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 18.84 in 2009.
How does Malawi rank for share of employee compensation in public spending?
Malawi ranks 53rd out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
Is share of employee compensation in public spending rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of employee compensation in public spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of employee compensation in public spending
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,295 data points, 1972–2024
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