Kenya vs Sri Lanka: Compensation of employees

Kenya
770.30 billion current LCU
in 2023
Sri Lanka
939.50 billion current LCU
in 2023
Kenya rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
34th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Kenya
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1.0T199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 939.50 billion current LCU against 770.30 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 169.20 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kenya ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 156 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 547.92 billion current LCU 580.03 billion current LCU 32.11 billion current LCU Sri Lanka
2020s 714.92 billion current LCU 883.89 billion current LCU 168.96 billion current LCU Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Kenya or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 939.50 billion current LCU against 770.30 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Kenya and Sri Lanka?
169.20 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?
10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for compensation of employees?
Kenya ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th 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

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.