Eswatini vs Vanuatu: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Eswatini
35.2%
in 2022
Vanuatu
33.0%
in 2022
Eswatini rank
29th
Vanuatu rank
32nd

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Eswatini
  • Vanuatu
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 35.2% against 33.0% in Vanuatu, a difference of 2.2%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

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

Eswatini ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 37.8% 51.8% 13.9% Vanuatu
2010s 40.4% 39.3% 1.1% Eswatini
2020s 37.1% 34.5% 2.7% Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Eswatini or Vanuatu?
Eswatini, at 35.2% against 33.0% in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Eswatini and Vanuatu?
2.2%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Vanuatu?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Vanuatu rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Eswatini ranks 29th and Vanuatu ranks 32nd 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