Ireland vs Spain: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 31.60 billion current LCU against 31.40 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 199.70 million current LCU.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st of 156 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 326.80 million current LCU | 3.09 billion current LCU | 2.77 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1980s | 1.36 billion current LCU | 11.67 billion current LCU | 10.31 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.07 billion current LCU | 19.04 billion current LCU | 15.98 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.25 billion current LCU | 21.36 billion current LCU | 10.10 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2010s | 18.47 billion current LCU | 25.10 billion current LCU | 6.63 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 26.87 billion current LCU | 29.19 billion current LCU | 2.32 billion current LCU | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Ireland or Spain?
- Spain, at 31.60 billion current LCU against 31.40 billion current LCU in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Ireland and Spain?
- 199.70 million current LCU, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Ireland ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 91st 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.