Kiribati vs Tonga: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Kiribati
30.3%
in 2021
Tonga
29.9%
in 2022
Kiribati rank
54th
Tonga rank
55th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tonga
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 30.3% against 29.9% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Tonga ahead.

Kiribati ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 55th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tonga Difference Ahead
2010s 27.0% 36.0% 9.0% Tonga
2020s 29.9% 32.2% 2.2% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Kiribati or Tonga?
Kiribati, at 30.3% against 29.9% in Tonga as of 2021.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Kiribati and Tonga?
0.4%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2021.
How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kiribati ranks 54th and Tonga ranks 55th 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