Iran vs South Korea: Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Compensation of employees (current LCU) over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 321.02 trillion current LCU against 62.92 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 258.10 trillion current LCU.
That makes Iran's figure about 5.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 156 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 467.77 billion current LCU | 351.12 billion current LCU | 116.65 billion current LCU | Iran |
| 1980s | 1.73 trillion current LCU | 1.91 trillion current LCU | 172.80 billion current LCU | South Korea |
| 1990s | 19.10 trillion current LCU | 7.45 trillion current LCU | 11.65 trillion current LCU | Iran |
| 2000s | 155.70 trillion current LCU | 17.91 trillion current LCU | 137.78 trillion current LCU | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Iran or South Korea?
- Iran, at 321.02 trillion current LCU against 62.92 trillion current LCU in South Korea as of 2009.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Iran and South Korea?
- 258.10 trillion current LCU, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th 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.