Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Afghanistan
34.0%
in 2017
Cameroon
34.7%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
49th
Cameroon rank
47th
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 34.7% against 34.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.7%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Cameroon ranks 47th of 155 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employee compensation as share of government spending, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 34.7% against 34.0% in Afghanistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 0.7%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Cameroon ranks 47th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.