Ghana vs Netherlands: Compensation of employees

Ghana
50.81 billion current LCU
in 2023
Netherlands
37.39 billion current LCU
in 2024
Ghana rank
83rd
Netherlands rank
86th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Ghana
  • Netherlands
020.0B40.0B60.0B197419992024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 50.81 billion current LCU against 37.39 billion current LCU in Netherlands, a difference of 13.42 billion current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Ghana ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 86th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 14.66 million current LCU 11.24 billion current LCU 11.23 billion current LCU Netherlands
2000s 1.17 billion current LCU 15.98 billion current LCU 14.81 billion current LCU Netherlands
2010s 12.02 billion current LCU 21.44 billion current LCU 9.43 billion current LCU Netherlands
2020s 37.54 billion current LCU 29.31 billion current LCU 8.23 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Ghana or Netherlands?
Ghana, at 50.81 billion current LCU against 37.39 billion current LCU in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Ghana and Netherlands?
13.42 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Netherlands?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Netherlands rank globally for compensation of employees?
Ghana ranks 83rd and Netherlands ranks 86th 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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About this data

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.