Canada vs Zambia: Compensation of employees

Canada
61.53 billion current LCU
in 2024
Zambia
53.95 billion current LCU
in 2024
Canada rank
79th
Zambia rank
81st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Canada
  • Zambia
020.0B40.0B60.0B199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 61.53 billion current LCU against 53.95 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 7.59 billion current LCU.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 81st of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 18.28 billion current LCU 161.82 million current LCU 18.12 billion current LCU Canada
2000s 27.36 billion current LCU 2.66 billion current LCU 24.70 billion current LCU Canada
2010s 38.74 billion current LCU 14.91 billion current LCU 23.83 billion current LCU Canada
2020s 53.97 billion current LCU 38.91 billion current LCU 15.07 billion current LCU Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Canada or Zambia?
Canada, at 61.53 billion current LCU against 53.95 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Canada and Zambia?
7.59 billion current LCU, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Zambia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and Zambia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Canada ranks 79th and Zambia ranks 81st 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.