Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Afghanistan
45.6%
in 2020
Eritrea
43.3%
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
5th
Eritrea rank
8th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
2030405060200020112022

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 45.6% against 43.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 2.3%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 8th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 42.9% 25.6% 17.3% Afghanistan
2010s 50.3% 29.4% 21.0% Afghanistan
2020s 45.6% 42.8% 2.8% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Afghanistan, at 45.6% against 43.3% in Eritrea as of 2020.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
2.3%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
18 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Afghanistan ranks 5th and Eritrea ranks 8th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. 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 Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed