Malta vs Papua New Guinea: Compensation of employees

Malta
2.17 billion current LCU
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
2.33 billion current LCU
in 2024
Malta rank
135th
Papua New Guinea rank
134th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Malta
  • Papua New Guinea
01.0B2.0B3.0B197219982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 2.33 billion current LCU against 2.17 billion current LCU in Malta, a difference of 160.60 million current LCU.

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

Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 134th of 156 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 357.57 million current LCU 537.60 million current LCU 180.03 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2000s 571.72 million current LCU 727.61 million current LCU 155.89 million current LCU Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.24 billion current LCU 2.36 billion current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU Papua New Guinea
2020s 1.83 billion current LCU 2.73 billion current LCU 903.12 million current LCU Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Malta or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 2.33 billion current LCU against 2.17 billion current LCU in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Malta and Papua New Guinea?
160.60 million current LCU, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Malta and Papua New Guinea rank globally for compensation of employees?
Malta ranks 135th 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.