Denmark vs Italy: Compensation of employees

Denmark
108.79 billion current LCU
in 2024
Italy
115.45 billion current LCU
in 2024
Denmark rank
72nd
Italy rank
71st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Denmark
  • Italy
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197219982024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 115.45 billion current LCU against 108.79 billion current LCU in Denmark, a difference of 6.66 billion current LCU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 47 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 71st of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 15.26 billion current LCU 4.74 billion current LCU 10.52 billion current LCU Denmark
1980s 32.22 billion current LCU 26.00 billion current LCU 6.22 billion current LCU Denmark
1990s 43.16 billion current LCU 55.85 billion current LCU 12.69 billion current LCU Italy
2000s 58.56 billion current LCU 87.32 billion current LCU 28.76 billion current LCU Italy
2010s 80.73 billion current LCU 98.30 billion current LCU 17.57 billion current LCU Italy
2020s 98.28 billion current LCU 109.02 billion current LCU 10.74 billion current LCU Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Denmark or Italy?
Italy, at 115.45 billion current LCU against 108.79 billion current LCU in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Denmark and Italy?
6.66 billion current LCU, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
47 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for compensation of employees?
Denmark ranks 72nd and Italy ranks 71st 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.