Kuwait vs Latvia: Compensation of employees

Kuwait
2.47 billion current LCU
in 2006
Latvia
2.86 billion current LCU
in 2024
Kuwait rank
133rd
Latvia rank
131st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Kuwait
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 2.86 billion current LCU against 2.47 billion current LCU in Kuwait, a difference of 390.10 million current LCU.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 133rd and Latvia ranks 131st of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.23 billion current LCU 274.98 million current LCU 958.82 million current LCU Kuwait
2000s 1.95 billion current LCU 601.04 million current LCU 1.35 billion current LCU Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Kuwait or Latvia?
Latvia, at 2.86 billion current LCU against 2.47 billion current LCU in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Kuwait and Latvia?
390.10 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Latvia?
11 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2006.
How do Kuwait and Latvia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Kuwait ranks 133rd and Latvia ranks 131st 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.