Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea: Compensation of employees

Kuwait
2.47 billion current LCU
in 2006
Papua New Guinea
2.33 billion current LCU
in 2024
Kuwait rank
133rd
Papua New Guinea rank
134th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Kuwait
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.47 billion current LCU against 2.33 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 132.70 million current LCU.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Kuwait ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 156 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.08 billion current LCU 507.83 million current LCU 570.95 million current LCU Kuwait
2000s 1.67 billion current LCU 725.69 million current LCU 947.31 million current LCU Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Kuwait or Papua New Guinea?
Kuwait, at 2.47 billion current LCU against 2.33 billion current LCU in Papua New Guinea as of 2006.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
132.70 million current LCU, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Papua New Guinea?
11 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2002.
How do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea rank globally for compensation of employees?
Kuwait ranks 133rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th 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.