Australia vs United Kingdom: Annual government: Compensation of employees
Annual government: Compensation of employees over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 286,931 National currency against 279,756 National currency in Australia, a difference of 7,175 National currency.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 29 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,919 National currency | 88,060 National currency | 26,141 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 92,667 National currency | 134,565 National currency | 41,898 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 165,247 National currency | 178,393 National currency | 13,146 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 242,024 National currency | 249,451 National currency | 7,427 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 286,931 National currency against 279,756 National currency in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 7,175 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org