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Data for 2008
Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008
2008, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008 covers 177 countries. Tuvalu is highest, at 28.0432; Equatorial Guinea is lowest, at 0.6373. The middle country reads 7.5081. Against 2007, 171 values changed (95 up, 76 down), 5 countries joined.
Public Sector Wage Bill · Data for 2008
HighestTuvalu
28.0432
LowestEquatorial Guinea
0.6373Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 177 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 28.0432 |
| 2 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 24.7360 |
| 3 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 24.1319 |
| 4 |  PalauPLWMicronesia | 17.9330 |
| 5 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 16.0372 |
| 6 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 15.5972 |
| 7 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 13.8911 |
| 8 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 13.6400 |
| 9 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 13.3109 |
| 10 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 13.1655 |
| 11 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 13.0982 |
| 12 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 12.9238 |
| 13 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 12.8350 |
| 14 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 12.7812 |
| 15 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 12.4824 |
| 16 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 12.3782 |
| 17 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 12.2643 |
| 18 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 11.9239 |
| 19 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 11.8772 |
| 20 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 11.8548 |
| 21 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 11.8395 |
| 22 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 11.6884 |
| 23 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 11.4913 |
| 24 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 11.3947 |
| 25 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 11.3425 |
| 26 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 11.3367 |
| 27 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 11.3231 |
| 28 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 11.2737 |
| 29 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 11.1820 |
| 30 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 11.1421 |
| 31 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 11.0662 |
| 32 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 10.9691 |
| 33 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 10.8234 |
| 34 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 10.7846 |
| 35 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 10.7257 |
| 36 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 10.6446 |
| 37 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 10.6421 |
| 38 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 10.6367 |
| 39 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 10.5341 |
| 40 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 10.4955 |
| 41 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 10.4556 |
| 42 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 10.3110 |
| 43 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 10.2375 |
| 44 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 10.1000 |
| 45 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 9.9934 |
| 46 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 9.9851 |
| 47 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 9.8860 |
| 48 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 9.7411 |
| 49 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 9.7372 |
| 50 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 9.7031 |
| 51 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 9.6811 |
| 52 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 9.3726 |
| 53 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 9.2849 |
| 54 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 9.2348 |
| 55 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 9.1767 |
| 56 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 9.1745 |
| 57 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 9.1064 |
| 58 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 9.0861 |
| 59 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 9.0785 |
| 60 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 9.0416 |
| 61 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 9.0023 |
| 62 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 8.8504 |
| 63 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 8.7172 |
| 64 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 8.7013 |
| 65 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 8.6744 |
| 66 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 8.5676 |
| 67 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 8.5039 |
| 68 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 8.4967 |
| 69 |  ArubaABWCaribbean | 8.4855 |
| 70 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 8.4486 |
| 71 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 8.3162 |
| 72 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 8.3052 |
| 73 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 8.2883 |
| 74 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 8.2691 |
| 75 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 8.2434 |
| 76 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 8.2028 |
| 77 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 8.1873 |
| 78 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 8.1736 |
| 79 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 8.1014 |
| 80 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 8.0932 |
| 81 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 7.9297 |
| 82 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 7.8845 |
| 83 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 7.8163 |
| 84 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 7.5626 |
| 85 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 7.5292 |
| 86 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 7.5254 |
| 87 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 7.5226 |
| 88 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 7.5202 |
| 89 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 7.5081 |
| 90 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 7.4848 |
| 91 |  SurinameSURSouth America | 7.3043 |
| 92 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 7.2814 |
| 93 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 7.2247 |
| 94 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 7.1436 |
| 95 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 6.7735 |
| 96 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 6.7472 |
| 97 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 6.7272 |
| 98 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 6.6578 |
| 99 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 6.5808 |
| 100 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 6.5385 |
| 101 |  KosovoXKXSouthern Europe | 6.4196 |
| 102 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 6.3166 |
| 103 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 6.1645 |
| 104 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 5.9533 |
| 105 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 5.7335 |
| 106 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 5.7235 |
| 107 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 5.6806 |
| 108 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 5.6452 |
| 109 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 5.4665 |
| 110 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 5.3897 |
| 111 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 5.3540 |
| 112 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 5.3026 |
| 113 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 5.2842 |
| 114 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 5.2693 |
| 115 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 5.2443 |
| 116 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 5.2280 |
| 117 |  PeruPERSouth America | 5.1693 |
| 118 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 5.1406 |
| 119 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 5.1226 |
| 120 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 5.1017 |
| 121 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 5.0852 |
| 122 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 4.8876 |
| 123 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 4.8618 |
| 124 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8265 |
| 125 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 4.8174 |
| 126 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 4.7784 |
| 127 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 4.7463 |
| 128 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 4.7167 |
| 129 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 4.7147 |
| 130 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 4.6673 |
| 131 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6550 |
| 132 |  MacauMACEastern Asia | 4.6534 |
| 133 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 4.6256 |
| 134 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 4.5819 |
| 135 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 4.5366 |
| 136 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 4.5350 |
| 137 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 4.5068 |
| 138 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 4.4757 |
| 139 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 4.3973 |
| 140 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | 4.3914 |
| 141 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.3401 |
| 142 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 4.3330 |
| 143 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 4.2908 |
| 144 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 4.2398 |
| 145 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 4.2396 |
| 146 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 4.2279 |
| 147 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 4.1792 |
| 148 |  Hong KongHKGEastern Asia | 4.1503 |
| 149 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 4.1418 |
| 150 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 4.1269 |
| 151 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 4.1245 |
| 152 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 3.9691 |
| 153 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9388 |
| 154 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 3.9177 |
| 155 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 3.9036 |
| 156 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 3.5801 |
| 157 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.4780 |
| 158 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 3.4569 |
| 159 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 3.2347 |
| 160 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 3.1949 |
| 161 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 3.0428 |
| 162 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 3.0129 |
| 163 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 2.9919 |
| 164 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.9735 |
| 165 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 2.9200 |
| 166 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 2.9096 |
| 167 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 2.8376 |
| 168 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 2.6849 |
| 169 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 2.5811 |
| 170 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 2.5031 |
| 171 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 2.4070 |
| 172 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 2.3308 |
| 173 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 1.6895 |
| 174 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 1.2740 |
| 175 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 0.9022 |
| 176 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 0.7713 |
| 177 | Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 0.6373 |
02In 2008
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Tuvalu28.0432
- 2Micronesia24.7360
- 3Marshall Islands24.1319
- 4Palau17.9330
- 5Eritrea16.0372
Lowest
- 177Equatorial Guinea0.6373
- 176Zimbabwe0.7713
- 175Myanmar0.9022
- 174India1.2740
- 173Bangladesh1.6895
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 7.5081. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032007 → 2008
Since 2007
What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +5 / −0countries joined / left
- 171values changed, of 172 in both
- 95 · 76rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
- Maldives9.1832 → 12.2643+3.0811
- Micronesia22.0235 → 24.7360+2.7125
- Eritrea14.2466 → 16.0372+1.7906
- Estonia9.1682 → 10.7846+1.6165
- Solomon Islands7.6277 → 9.0785+1.4508
Fell most
- Tonga14.3686 → 11.3947−2.9738
- Seychelles10.1018 → 7.5226−2.5792
- Saudi Arabia13.7536 → 11.2737−2.4800
- Oman7.2574 → 5.1017−2.1556
- Montenegro10.7034 → 8.6744−2.0290
+ Mexico+ Mongolia+ Palau+ San Marino+ SamoaBoth 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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
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 2008.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 177 countries has every column.
05The files
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World Bank Group (2008). Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/public-wage-bill/2008
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07Questions
Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008: questions and answers
Which country has the highest public sector wage bill in Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008?
Tuvalu, at 28.0432, of the 177 countries in the file.
What year does Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008 describe?
2008.
How many countries does Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008 cover?
177.
Where can I download Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Public Sector Wage Bill, 2008 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Public Sector Wage Bill, 2022.