Australia vs Canada: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 61.53 billion current LCU against 61.20 billion current LCU in Australia, a difference of 336.00 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 80th and Canada ranks 79th of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.34 billion current LCU | 18.19 billion current LCU | 13.85 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 2000s | 24.01 billion current LCU | 26.78 billion current LCU | 2.76 billion current LCU | Canada |
| 2010s | 45.24 billion current LCU | 38.74 billion current LCU | 6.50 billion current LCU | Australia |
| 2020s | 60.33 billion current LCU | 50.17 billion current LCU | 10.16 billion current LCU | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 61.53 billion current LCU against 61.20 billion current LCU in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Australia and Canada?
- 336.00 million current LCU, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Australia ranks 80th and Canada ranks 79th of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.