Italy vs Romania: Compensation of employees

Italy
115.45 billion current LCU
in 2024
Romania
142.52 billion current LCU
in 2024
Italy rank
71st
Romania rank
68th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Italy
  • Romania
050.0B100.0B150.0B197319982024

How they compare

Romania currently reports 142.52 billion current LCU against 115.45 billion current LCU in Italy, a difference of 27.07 billion current LCU.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th of 156 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 26.00 billion current LCU 1.96 million current LCU 26.00 billion current LCU Italy
1990s 55.85 billion current LCU 869.89 million current LCU 54.98 billion current LCU Italy
2000s 87.32 billion current LCU 17.96 billion current LCU 69.36 billion current LCU Italy
2010s 98.30 billion current LCU 43.18 billion current LCU 55.12 billion current LCU Italy
2020s 109.02 billion current LCU 107.52 billion current LCU 1.49 billion current LCU Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Italy or Romania?
Romania, at 142.52 billion current LCU against 115.45 billion current LCU in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Italy and Romania?
27.07 billion current LCU, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Romania?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Italy and Romania rank globally for compensation of employees?
Italy ranks 71st and Romania ranks 68th 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, 4,496 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.