Colombia vs South Korea: Compensation of employees

Colombia
59.35 trillion current LCU
in 2024
South Korea
62.92 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Colombia rank
6th
South Korea rank
4th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Colombia
  • South Korea
020.0T40.0T60.0T197219982024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 62.92 trillion current LCU against 59.35 trillion current LCU in Colombia, a difference of 3.57 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 12.96 trillion current LCU 10.03 trillion current LCU 2.93 trillion current LCU Colombia
2000s 18.96 trillion current LCU 18.18 trillion current LCU 785.08 billion current LCU Colombia
2010s 27.35 trillion current LCU 38.67 trillion current LCU 11.32 trillion current LCU South Korea
2020s 47.18 trillion current LCU 58.04 trillion current LCU 10.86 trillion current LCU South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Colombia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 62.92 trillion current LCU against 59.35 trillion current LCU in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Colombia and South Korea?
3.57 trillion current LCU, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for compensation of employees?
Colombia ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th 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.