Jamaica vs Uruguay: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 282.34 billion current LCU against 223.00 billion current LCU in Jamaica, a difference of 59.34 billion current LCU.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 54th of 156 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.38 billion current LCU | 209.43 million current LCU | 2.17 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 16.81 billion current LCU | 5.61 billion current LCU | 11.19 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 72.49 billion current LCU | 26.59 billion current LCU | 45.90 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 166.72 billion current LCU | 117.48 billion current LCU | 49.24 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 223.00 billion current LCU | 195.36 billion current LCU | 27.64 billion current LCU | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 282.34 billion current LCU against 223.00 billion current LCU in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 59.34 billion current LCU, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Jamaica ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 54th 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.