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

Kuwait
41.3%
in 2022
Tunisia
43.1%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
10th
Tunisia rank
9th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Kuwait
  • Tunisia
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 43.1% against 41.3% in Kuwait, a difference of 1.8%.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 10th and Tunisia ranks 9th of 191 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Tunisia Difference Ahead
2000s 30.3% 43.5% 13.1% Tunisia
2010s 30.9% 44.7% 13.8% Tunisia
2020s 41.3% 45.3% 4.0% Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 43.1% against 41.3% in Kuwait as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Kuwait and Tunisia?
1.8%, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tunisia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Kuwait and Tunisia rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Kuwait ranks 10th and Tunisia ranks 9th 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