Norway vs Uruguay: Compensation of employees

Norway
285.38 billion current LCU
in 2024
Uruguay
282.34 billion current LCU
in 2024
Norway rank
53rd
Uruguay rank
54th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Norway
  • Uruguay
0100.0B200.0B300.0B197219982024

How they compare

Norway currently reports 285.38 billion current LCU against 282.34 billion current LCU in Uruguay, a difference of 3.04 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 54th of 156 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 6.73 billion current LCU 1.16 million current LCU 6.73 billion current LCU Norway
1980s 16.45 billion current LCU 64.71 million current LCU 16.38 billion current LCU Norway
1990s 33.17 billion current LCU 5.61 billion current LCU 27.55 billion current LCU Norway
2000s 96.26 billion current LCU 26.59 billion current LCU 69.67 billion current LCU Norway
2010s 178.69 billion current LCU 117.48 billion current LCU 61.21 billion current LCU Norway
2020s 252.87 billion current LCU 231.12 billion current LCU 21.75 billion current LCU Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Norway or Uruguay?
Norway, at 285.38 billion current LCU against 282.34 billion current LCU in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Norway and Uruguay?
3.04 billion current LCU, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Uruguay?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Norway and Uruguay rank globally for compensation of employees?
Norway ranks 53rd and Uruguay ranks 54th 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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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.