France vs Uruguay: Compensation of employees

France
247.36 billion current LCU
in 2024
Uruguay
282.34 billion current LCU
in 2024
France rank
55th
Uruguay rank
54th

Compensation of employees over time

  • France
  • Uruguay
0100.0B200.0B300.0B197219982024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 282.34 billion current LCU against 247.36 billion current LCU in France, a difference of 34.98 billion current LCU.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was France ahead.

France ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 54th of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 15.34 billion current LCU 1.16 million current LCU 15.34 billion current LCU France
1980s 53.12 billion current LCU 64.71 million current LCU 53.06 billion current LCU France
1990s 104.56 billion current LCU 5.61 billion current LCU 98.95 billion current LCU France
2000s 161.80 billion current LCU 26.59 billion current LCU 135.21 billion current LCU France
2010s 192.34 billion current LCU 117.48 billion current LCU 74.86 billion current LCU France
2020s 226.73 billion current LCU 231.12 billion current LCU 4.39 billion current LCU Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, France or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 282.34 billion current LCU against 247.36 billion current LCU in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between France and Uruguay?
34.98 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do France and Uruguay rank globally for compensation of employees?
France ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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.