Macao vs Singapore: Compensation of employees

Macao
25.00 billion current LCU
in 2024
Singapore
23.59 billion current LCU
in 2024
Macao rank
94th
Singapore rank
97th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Macao
  • Singapore
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197219982024

How they compare

Macao currently reports 25.00 billion current LCU against 23.59 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 1.41 billion current LCU.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Singapore ahead.

Macao ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 97th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
1990s 4.39 billion current LCU 6.80 billion current LCU 2.41 billion current LCU Singapore
2000s 5.78 billion current LCU 9.11 billion current LCU 3.33 billion current LCU Singapore
2010s 15.71 billion current LCU 15.41 billion current LCU 303.99 million current LCU Macao
2020s 23.90 billion current LCU 20.80 billion current LCU 3.11 billion current LCU Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Macao or Singapore?
Macao, at 25.00 billion current LCU against 23.59 billion current LCU in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Macao and Singapore?
1.41 billion current LCU, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for compensation of employees?
Macao ranks 94th and Singapore ranks 97th 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.