Denmark vs Ethiopia: Compensation of employees

Denmark
108.79 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ethiopia
80.55 billion current LCU
in 2024
Denmark rank
72nd
Ethiopia rank
75th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Denmark
  • Ethiopia
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B197219982024

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 108.79 billion current LCU against 80.55 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 28.25 billion current LCU.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 72nd and Ethiopia ranks 75th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1990s 43.16 billion current LCU 2.09 billion current LCU 41.07 billion current LCU Denmark
2000s 59.53 billion current LCU 3.08 billion current LCU 56.46 billion current LCU Denmark
2010s 80.73 billion current LCU 15.23 billion current LCU 65.50 billion current LCU Denmark
2020s 98.28 billion current LCU 61.85 billion current LCU 36.43 billion current LCU Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Denmark or Ethiopia?
Denmark, at 108.79 billion current LCU against 80.55 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Denmark and Ethiopia?
28.25 billion current LCU, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Ethiopia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Ethiopia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Denmark ranks 72nd and Ethiopia ranks 75th 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.