Afghanistan vs Timor-Leste: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Afghanistan
12.7%
in 2020
Timor-Leste
13.2%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
25th
Timor-Leste rank
23rd

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Timor-Leste
468101214200220122022

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 13.2% against 12.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 191 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Timor-Leste Difference Ahead
2000s 7.5% 7.0% 0.5% Afghanistan
2010s 12.9% 11.2% 1.7% Afghanistan
2020s 12.7% 12.6% 0.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Afghanistan or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 13.2% against 12.7% in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
0.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Timor-Leste?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Timor-Leste rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Afghanistan ranks 25th and Timor-Leste ranks 23rd of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,127 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed