El Salvador vs Honduras: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

El Salvador
38.3%
in 2022
Honduras
38.9%
in 2021
El Salvador rank
17th
Honduras rank
15th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Honduras currently reports 38.9% against 38.3% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 15th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Honduras Difference Ahead
2000s 37.8% 43.6% 5.8% Honduras
2010s 37.3% 42.7% 5.4% Honduras
2020s 37.2% 39.9% 2.7% Honduras

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, El Salvador or Honduras?
Honduras, at 38.9% against 38.3% in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between El Salvador and Honduras?
0.6%, with Honduras ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
El Salvador ranks 17th and Honduras ranks 15th 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