Eritrea vs Kuwait: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Eritrea
16.5%
in 2022
Kuwait
16.8%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
10th
Kuwait rank
8th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Eritrea
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 16.8% against 16.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 8th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Kuwait in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Kuwait Difference Ahead
2000s 17.3% 11.1% 6.2% Eritrea
2010s 9.7% 14.7% 5.0% Kuwait
2020s 15.9% 21.9% 6.0% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Eritrea or Kuwait?
Kuwait, at 16.8% against 16.5% in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Eritrea and Kuwait?
0.3%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kuwait?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Kuwait rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Eritrea ranks 10th and Kuwait ranks 8th of 190 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
190 places, 4,104 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed