Kuwait vs Samoa: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Kuwait
41.3%
in 2022
Samoa
39.3%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
10th
Samoa rank
13th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Kuwait
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 41.3% against 39.3% in Samoa, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Samoa ahead.

Kuwait ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 13th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 23.5% 25.7% 2.2% Samoa
2010s 30.9% 25.0% 5.9% Kuwait
2020s 41.3% 37.1% 4.2% Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Kuwait or Samoa?
Kuwait, at 41.3% against 39.3% in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Kuwait and Samoa?
2.0%, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Samoa?
15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Samoa rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kuwait ranks 10th and Samoa ranks 13th of 190 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
190 places, 4,096 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed