Austria vs Ireland: Compensation of employees

Austria
24.30 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ireland
31.40 billion current LCU
in 2024
Austria rank
95th
Ireland rank
92nd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Austria
  • Ireland
010.0B20.0B30.0B197219982024

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 31.40 billion current LCU against 24.30 billion current LCU in Austria, a difference of 7.10 billion current LCU.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.3 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 92nd of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 3.97 billion current LCU 326.80 million current LCU 3.65 billion current LCU Austria
1980s 7.72 billion current LCU 1.36 billion current LCU 6.36 billion current LCU Austria
1990s 7.81 billion current LCU 3.07 billion current LCU 4.75 billion current LCU Austria
2000s 12.41 billion current LCU 11.25 billion current LCU 1.15 billion current LCU Austria
2010s 16.69 billion current LCU 18.47 billion current LCU 1.78 billion current LCU Ireland
2020s 21.25 billion current LCU 26.87 billion current LCU 5.63 billion current LCU Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Austria or Ireland?
Ireland, at 31.40 billion current LCU against 24.30 billion current LCU in Austria as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Austria and Ireland?
7.10 billion current LCU, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Ireland?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Austria and Ireland rank globally for compensation of employees?
Austria ranks 95th and Ireland ranks 92nd 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.