Australia vs Ghana: Compensation of employees

Australia
61.20 billion current LCU
in 2022
Ghana
50.81 billion current LCU
in 2023
Australia rank
80th
Ghana rank
83rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Australia
  • Ghana
020.0B40.0B60.0B199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 61.20 billion current LCU against 50.81 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 10.39 billion current LCU.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 80th and Ghana ranks 83rd of 156 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 2.17 billion current LCU 14.66 million current LCU 2.16 billion current LCU Australia
2000s 24.79 billion current LCU 1.17 billion current LCU 23.62 billion current LCU Australia
2010s 45.24 billion current LCU 12.02 billion current LCU 33.23 billion current LCU Australia
2020s 60.33 billion current LCU 33.12 billion current LCU 27.21 billion current LCU Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Australia or Ghana?
Australia, at 61.20 billion current LCU against 50.81 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Australia and Ghana?
10.39 billion current LCU, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ghana?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Ghana rank globally for compensation of employees?
Australia ranks 80th and Ghana ranks 83rd 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

Indicator
Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.