Austria vs Portugal: Compensation of employees

Austria
24.30 billion current LCU
in 2024
Portugal
22.98 billion current LCU
in 2024
Austria rank
95th
Portugal rank
98th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Austria
  • Portugal
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197219982024

How they compare

Austria currently reports 24.30 billion current LCU against 22.98 billion current LCU in Portugal, a difference of 1.32 billion current LCU.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 98th of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 5.20 billion current LCU 397.54 million current LCU 4.80 billion current LCU Austria
1980s 7.72 billion current LCU 1.69 billion current LCU 6.03 billion current LCU Austria
1990s 7.81 billion current LCU 9.38 billion current LCU 1.56 billion current LCU Portugal
2000s 12.41 billion current LCU 17.96 billion current LCU 5.56 billion current LCU Portugal
2010s 16.69 billion current LCU 17.12 billion current LCU 431.68 million current LCU Portugal
2020s 21.25 billion current LCU 20.50 billion current LCU 744.36 million current LCU Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Austria or Portugal?
Austria, at 24.30 billion current LCU against 22.98 billion current LCU in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Austria and Portugal?
1.32 billion current LCU, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for compensation of employees?
Austria ranks 95th and Portugal ranks 98th 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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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.