Australia vs Burundi: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Australia
20.8%
in 2022
Burundi
21.2%
in 2022
Australia rank
149th
Burundi rank
146th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Australia
  • Burundi
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 21.2% against 20.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.4%.

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

Australia ranks 149th and Burundi ranks 146th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Burundi Difference Ahead
2000s 26.3% 20.1% 6.2% Australia
2010s 23.0% 26.2% 3.2% Burundi
2020s 20.5% 25.2% 4.6% Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Australia or Burundi?
Burundi, at 21.2% against 20.8% in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Australia and Burundi?
0.4%, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burundi?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Australia and Burundi rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Australia ranks 149th and Burundi ranks 146th 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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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