Costa Rica vs Madagascar: Compensation of employees

Costa Rica
5.09 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Madagascar
3.92 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
19th
Madagascar rank
22nd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 5.09 trillion current LCU against 3.92 trillion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 1.17 trillion current LCU.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 104.99 billion current LCU 56.66 billion current LCU 48.33 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2000s 1.17 trillion current LCU 583.58 billion current LCU 585.66 billion current LCU Costa Rica
2010s 3.43 trillion current LCU 1.62 trillion current LCU 1.82 trillion current LCU Costa Rica
2020s 3.90 trillion current LCU 3.35 trillion current LCU 551.47 billion current LCU Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Costa Rica or Madagascar?
Costa Rica, at 5.09 trillion current LCU against 3.92 trillion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Costa Rica and Madagascar?
1.17 trillion current LCU, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Madagascar?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Madagascar rank globally for compensation of employees?
Costa Rica ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd 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.