Estonia vs Latvia: Compensation of employees

Estonia
2.61 billion current LCU
in 2024
Latvia
2.86 billion current LCU
in 2024
Estonia rank
132nd
Latvia rank
131st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Estonia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.86 billion current LCU against 2.61 billion current LCU in Estonia, a difference of 249.40 million current LCU.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 131st of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 308.40 million current LCU 333.05 million current LCU 24.66 million current LCU Latvia
2000s 643.32 million current LCU 790.03 million current LCU 146.71 million current LCU Latvia
2010s 1.22 billion current LCU 1.29 billion current LCU 69.74 million current LCU Latvia
2020s 2.13 billion current LCU 2.37 billion current LCU 234.43 million current LCU Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Estonia or Latvia?
Latvia, at 2.86 billion current LCU against 2.61 billion current LCU in Estonia as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Estonia and Latvia?
249.40 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Estonia ranks 132nd and Latvia ranks 131st 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.