Nicaragua vs Paraguay: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP

Nicaragua
6.6%
in 2022
Paraguay
6.7%
in 2022
Nicaragua rank
118th
Paraguay rank
116th

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Paraguay
02468200020112022

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 6.7% against 6.6% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 116th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s 5.6% 5.1% 0.5% Nicaragua
2010s 6.7% 6.5% 0.3% Nicaragua
2020s 6.7% 6.9% 0.2% Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Nicaragua or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 6.7% against 6.6% in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Nicaragua and Paraguay?
0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Paraguay?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Nicaragua and Paraguay rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Nicaragua ranks 118th and Paraguay ranks 116th 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