Iraq vs South Korea: Compensation of employees (current LCU)

Iraq
39.59 trillion current LCU
in 2019
South Korea
62.92 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Iraq rank
7th
South Korea rank
4th

Compensation of employees (current LCU) over time

  • Iraq
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 62.92 trillion current LCU against 39.59 trillion current LCU in Iraq, a difference of 23.34 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Iraq's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Iraq ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 156 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Iraq or South Korea?
South Korea, at 62.92 trillion current LCU against 39.59 trillion current LCU in Iraq as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Iraq and South Korea?
23.34 trillion current LCU, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
6 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2019.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for compensation of employees?
Iraq ranks 7th 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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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, 4,500 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.