South Korea vs Lebanon: Compensation of employees

South Korea
62.92 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Lebanon
87.05 trillion current LCU
in 2024
South Korea rank
4th
Lebanon rank
3rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • South Korea
  • Lebanon
020.0T40.0T60.0T80.0T197219982024

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 87.05 trillion current LCU against 62.92 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 24.13 trillion current LCU.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 3rd of 156 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lebanon Difference Ahead
1990s 10.05 trillion current LCU 1.91 trillion current LCU 8.14 trillion current LCU South Korea
2000s 17.91 trillion current LCU 2.16 trillion current LCU 15.75 trillion current LCU South Korea
2010s 38.67 trillion current LCU 4.38 trillion current LCU 34.29 trillion current LCU South Korea
2020s 57.54 trillion current LCU 32.71 trillion current LCU 24.83 trillion current LCU South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, South Korea or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 87.05 trillion current LCU against 62.92 trillion current LCU in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between South Korea and Lebanon?
24.13 trillion current LCU, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lebanon?
26 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Lebanon rank globally for compensation of employees?
South Korea ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 3rd 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.