Afghanistan vs Tonga: Employee compensation as share of government spending
Afghanistan
34.0%
in 2017
Tonga
33.8%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
49th
Tonga rank
51st
Employee compensation as share of government spending over time
- Afghanistan
- Tonga
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 34.0% against 33.8% in Tonga, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 49th and Tonga ranks 51st of 155 countries.
Tonga 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 Tonga?
- Afghanistan, at 34.0% against 33.8% in Tonga as of 2017.
- What is the difference in employee compensation as share of government spending between Afghanistan and Tonga?
- 0.2%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tonga?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Tonga rank globally for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Afghanistan ranks 49th and Tonga ranks 51st 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.