Dominican Republic vs United States of America: Compensation of employees

Dominican Republic
453.52 billion current LCU
in 2024
United States of America
590.32 billion current LCU
in 2024
Dominican Republic rank
44th
United States of America rank
41st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • United States of America
0200.0B400.0B600.0B197219982024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 590.32 billion current LCU against 453.52 billion current LCU in Dominican Republic, a difference of 136.80 billion current LCU.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Dominican Republic's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Dominican Republic ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 41st of 156 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 210.65 million current LCU 51.44 billion current LCU 51.23 billion current LCU United States of America
1980s 760.58 million current LCU 96.86 billion current LCU 96.10 billion current LCU United States of America
1990s 7.67 billion current LCU 139.94 billion current LCU 132.28 billion current LCU United States of America
2000s 49.08 billion current LCU 273.87 billion current LCU 224.79 billion current LCU United States of America
2010s 182.21 billion current LCU 407.81 billion current LCU 225.59 billion current LCU United States of America
2020s 380.67 billion current LCU 524.11 billion current LCU 143.43 billion current LCU United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Dominican Republic or United States of America?
United States of America, at 590.32 billion current LCU against 453.52 billion current LCU in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Dominican Republic and United States of America?
136.80 billion current LCU, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and United States of America?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and United States of America rank globally for compensation of employees?
Dominican Republic ranks 44th and United States of America ranks 41st 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.