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
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.