Mexico vs Sri Lanka: Compensation of employees

Mexico
729.55 billion current LCU
in 2024
Sri Lanka
939.50 billion current LCU
in 2023
Mexico rank
37th
Sri Lanka rank
34th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Mexico
  • Sri Lanka
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1.0T197219982024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 939.50 billion current LCU against 729.55 billion current LCU in Mexico, a difference of 209.95 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.

Mexico ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 59.99 billion current LCU 34.01 billion current LCU 25.98 billion current LCU Mexico
2000s 275.70 billion current LCU 192.95 billion current LCU 82.75 billion current LCU Mexico
2010s 455.44 billion current LCU 484.13 billion current LCU 28.69 billion current LCU Sri Lanka
2020s 606.47 billion current LCU 883.89 billion current LCU 277.42 billion current LCU Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Mexico or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 939.50 billion current LCU against 729.55 billion current LCU in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Mexico and Sri Lanka?
209.95 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sri Lanka?
27 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Sri Lanka rank globally for compensation of employees?
Mexico ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 34th 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.