Panama vs Qatar: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Panama
31.6%
in 2022
Qatar
31.8%
in 2022
Panama rank
41st
Qatar rank
39th
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time
- Panama
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 31.8% against 31.6% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 39th of 191 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.8% | 4.0% | Panama |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 21.4% | 2.7% | Panama |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 31.5% | 0.7% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Panama or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 31.8% against 31.6% in Panama as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Panama and Qatar?
- 0.2%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Panama ranks 41st and Qatar ranks 39th 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.