Israel vs United States of America: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Israel
24.1%
in 2022
United States of America
24.7%
in 2022
Israel rank
109th
United States of America rank
106th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Israel
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 24.7% against 24.1% in Israel, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States of America ahead.

Israel ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 106th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United States of America Difference Ahead
2000s 24.4% 27.0% 2.6% United States of America
2010s 25.4% 26.3% 0.9% United States of America
2020s 22.8% 22.6% 0.2% Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Israel or United States of America?
United States of America, at 24.7% against 24.1% in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Israel and United States of America?
0.6%, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United States of America?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do Israel and United States of America rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Israel ranks 109th and United States of America ranks 106th 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