Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure

Papua New Guinea
26.8%
in 2022
Yemen
26.7%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
85th
Yemen rank
86th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Yemen
204060200020112022

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 26.8% against 26.7% in Yemen, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Yemen ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Yemen ranks 86th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Yemen Difference Ahead
2010s 24.5% 45.8% 21.3% Yemen
2020s 29.1% 33.4% 4.3% Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
Papua New Guinea, at 26.8% against 26.7% in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Papua New Guinea ranks 85th and Yemen ranks 86th 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