Brazil vs Uruguay: Compensation of employees

Brazil
240.78 billion current LCU
in 2024
Uruguay
282.34 billion current LCU
in 2024
Brazil rank
56th
Uruguay rank
54th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Brazil
  • Uruguay
0100.0B200.0B300.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 282.34 billion current LCU against 240.78 billion current LCU in Brazil, a difference of 41.56 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 54th of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Uruguay Difference Ahead
2010s 156.77 billion current LCU 117.48 billion current LCU 39.29 billion current LCU Brazil
2020s 220.36 billion current LCU 231.12 billion current LCU 10.76 billion current LCU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Brazil or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 282.34 billion current LCU against 240.78 billion current LCU in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Brazil and Uruguay?
41.56 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for compensation of employees?
Brazil ranks 56th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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.