Egypt vs Uruguay: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Egypt
4.7%
in 2022
Uruguay
4.5%
in 2022
Egypt rank
159th
Uruguay rank
161st

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 161st of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 7.3% 4.3% 3.0% Egypt
2010s 6.9% 4.7% 2.2% Egypt
2020s 4.7% 4.9% 0.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Egypt or Uruguay?
Egypt, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Egypt and Uruguay?
0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
21 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Egypt ranks 159th and Uruguay ranks 161st 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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About this data

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