Jamaica vs Sweden: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Jamaica
- Sweden
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 223.00 billion current LCU against 201.19 billion current LCU in Sweden, a difference of 21.81 billion current LCU.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Sweden ahead.
Jamaica ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th of 156 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 billion current LCU | 27.77 billion current LCU | 25.39 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 1990s | 16.81 billion current LCU | 51.70 billion current LCU | 34.89 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2000s | 72.49 billion current LCU | 88.58 billion current LCU | 16.09 billion current LCU | Sweden |
| 2010s | 166.72 billion current LCU | 125.21 billion current LCU | 41.50 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 223.00 billion current LCU | 157.11 billion current LCU | 65.89 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Jamaica or Sweden?
- Jamaica, at 223.00 billion current LCU against 201.19 billion current LCU in Sweden as of 2020.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jamaica and Sweden?
- 21.81 billion current LCU, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sweden?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Sweden rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Jamaica ranks 57th and Sweden ranks 60th 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.