Greece vs Portugal: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.98 billion current LCU against 20.46 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 2.51 billion current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 388.47 million current LCU | 397.54 million current LCU | 9.07 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.71 billion current LCU | 1.69 billion current LCU | 24.23 million current LCU | Greece |
| 1990s | 9.35 billion current LCU | 10.32 billion current LCU | 973.26 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.57 billion current LCU | 17.96 billion current LCU | 1.61 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2010s | 20.01 billion current LCU | 17.12 billion current LCU | 2.88 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2020s | 19.36 billion current LCU | 20.50 billion current LCU | 1.14 billion current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.98 billion current LCU against 20.46 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Greece and Portugal?
- 2.51 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Greece ranks 101st and Portugal ranks 98th 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
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.