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

Tonga
29.9%
in 2022
Tuvalu
29.3%
in 2022
Tonga rank
55th
Tuvalu rank
58th

Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure over time

  • Tonga
  • Tuvalu
0204060200020112022

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 29.9% against 29.3% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tonga ahead.

Tonga ranks 55th and Tuvalu ranks 58th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 55.4% 34.1% 21.3% Tonga
2010s 36.8% 33.3% 3.5% Tonga
2020s 31.4% 27.2% 4.2% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure, Tonga or Tuvalu?
Tonga, at 29.9% against 29.3% in Tuvalu as of 2022.
What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure between Tonga and Tuvalu?
0.6%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Tuvalu?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Tonga and Tuvalu rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
Tonga ranks 55th and Tuvalu ranks 58th 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