Data for 2017

Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017

Name: Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

2017, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017 covers 184 countries. Nauru is highest, at 34.683; India is lowest, at 1.106. The middle country reads 7.763. Against 2016, 183 values changed (66 up, 117 down), 1 country joined.

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Public Sector Wage Bill · Data for 2017

HighestNauru

34.683

LowestIndia

1.106

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.

184countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
184distinct values14 decimals, as published
Sep 11, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	34.683
2	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	31.819
3	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	26.694
4	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	21.647
5	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	20.096
6	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	18.478
7	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	18.161
8	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	17.802
9	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	16.265
10	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	16.157
11	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	15.167
12	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	15.005
13	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	14.705
14	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	14.582
15	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	14.116
16	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	14.069
17	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	13.926
18	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	13.767
19	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	13.551
20	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	12.899
21	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	12.735
22	France`FRA`Western Europe	12.662
23	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	12.643
24	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	12.639
25	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	12.428
26	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	12.403
27	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	12.339
28	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	12.270
29	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	12.163
30	Argentina`ARG`South America	12.019
31	Canada`CAN`Northern America	11.999
32	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	11.749
33	Bolivia`BOL`South America	11.696
34	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	11.675
35	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	11.375
36	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	11.357
37	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	11.270
38	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	11.193
39	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	11.045
40	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	10.914
41	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	10.913
42	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	10.896
43	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	10.768
44	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	10.761
45	Ecuador`ECU`South America	10.759
46	Brazil`BRA`South America	10.689
47	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	10.672
48	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	10.666
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	10.648
50	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	10.637
51	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	10.626
52	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	10.620
53	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	10.612
54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	10.611
55	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	10.588
56	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	10.575
57	Honduras`HND`Central America	10.560
58	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	10.504
59	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	10.455
60	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	10.280
61	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	10.209
62	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	10.199
63	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	10.147
64	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	9.946
65	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	9.657
66	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.629
67	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	9.537
68	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	9.531
69	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	9.523
70	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	9.518
71	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	9.389
72	United States`USA`Northern America	9.354
73	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	9.312
74	Belize`BLZ`Central America	9.303
75	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	9.082
76	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	9.059
77	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	9.037
78	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	8.800
79	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	8.653
80	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	8.565
81	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	8.511
82	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	8.481
83	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	8.453
84	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	8.376
85	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	8.367
86	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	8.349
87	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	8.254
88	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	8.123
89	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	8.120
90	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	8.114
91	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	8.032
92	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	7.856
93	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	7.670
94	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	7.629
95	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	7.544
96	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	7.444
97	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	7.440
98	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	7.273
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	7.149
100	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	7.118
101	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	7.105
102	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	7.034
103	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	7.010
104	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	6.970
105	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	6.893
106	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	6.882
107	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	6.839
108	Chile`CHL`South America	6.818
109	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	6.812
110	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	6.800
111	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	6.769
112	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	6.720
113	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	6.705
114	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	6.701
115	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	6.668
116	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	6.602
117	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	6.465
118	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	6.428
119	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	6.426
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	6.401
121	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	6.387
122	Paraguay`PRY`South America	6.346
123	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	6.324
124	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	6.229
125	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	6.224
126	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	6.108
127	Peru`PER`South America	6.073
128	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	6.051
129	Panama`PAN`Central America	6.038
130	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	6.034
131	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	5.878
132	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	5.628
133	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	5.614
134	Guyana`GUY`South America	5.553
135	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	5.501
136	Colombia`COL`South America	5.412
137	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	5.376
138	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.371
139	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	5.332
140	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	5.331
141	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	5.192
142	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	5.182
143	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	5.055
144	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	5.049
145	Mexico`MEX`Central America	5.031
146	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	4.921
147	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	4.883
148	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	4.848
149	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	4.834
150	Uruguay`URY`South America	4.832
151	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	4.797
152	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	4.734
153	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	4.716
154	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	4.692
155	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	4.685
156	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	4.573
157	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	4.433
158	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	4.363
159	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	4.325
160	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	4.276
161	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	4.241
162	Niger`NER`Western Africa	4.152
163	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	4.107
164	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	4.091
165	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	4.064
166	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.045
167	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	4.034
168	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	3.862
169	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	3.827
170	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	3.792
171	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	3.778
172	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.645
173	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	3.624
174	Venezuela`VEN`South America	3.584
175	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	3.431
176	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	3.419
177	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	3.140
178	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	3.033
179	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	2.565
180	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.236
181	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2.149
182	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	2.020
183	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1.783
184	India`IND`Southern Asia	1.106

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nauru34.683
2Tuvalu31.819
3Kiribati26.694
4Marshall Islands21.647
5Micronesia20.096

Lowest

184India1.106
183Nigeria1.783
182Equatorial Guinea2.020
181Bangladesh2.149
180Somalia2.236

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7.763. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
183values changed, of 183 in both
66 · 117rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Nauru24.680 → 34.683+10.003
Eritrea10.920 → 18.478+7.557
Dominica9.900 → 12.899+2.999
Ukraine9.293 → 10.575+1.283
Palau13.732 → 15.005+1.272

Fell most

South Sudan7.642 → 4.064−3.578
Saudi Arabia18.171 → 16.265−1.906
Qatar10.726 → 9.059−1.667
Iraq16.334 → 14.705−1.628
Egypt7.677 → 6.229−1.448

+ Bhutan

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2017.
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Every one of the 184 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2017). Public Sector Wage Bill, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/public-wage-bill/2017

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