New Zealand vs Nicaragua: Compensation of employees

New Zealand
35.91 billion current LCU
in 2024
Nicaragua
34.98 billion current LCU
in 2024
New Zealand rank
87th
Nicaragua rank
89th

Compensation of employees over time

  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B197219982024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 35.91 billion current LCU against 34.98 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 938.10 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 89th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Nicaragua Difference Ahead
2000s 13.18 billion current LCU 5.70 billion current LCU 7.48 billion current LCU New Zealand
2010s 19.73 billion current LCU 19.31 billion current LCU 428.69 million current LCU New Zealand
2020s 30.56 billion current LCU 31.52 billion current LCU 961.26 million current LCU Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, New Zealand or Nicaragua?
New Zealand, at 35.91 billion current LCU against 34.98 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between New Zealand and Nicaragua?
938.10 million current LCU, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Nicaragua?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Nicaragua rank globally for compensation of employees?
New Zealand ranks 87th and Nicaragua ranks 89th 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.