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

Eritrea
43.3%
in 2022
Somalia
44.0%
in 2022
Eritrea rank
8th
Somalia rank
6th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Eritrea
  • Somalia
20304050200020112022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 44.0% against 43.3% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th of 191 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Somalia Difference Ahead
2010s 34.0% 47.9% 13.9% Somalia
2020s 42.8% 48.8% 6.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Eritrea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 44.0% against 43.3% in Eritrea as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Eritrea and Somalia?
0.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Eritrea ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th 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