Portugal vs Singapore: Compensation of employees

Portugal
22.98 billion current LCU
in 2024
Singapore
23.59 billion current LCU
in 2024
Portugal rank
98th
Singapore rank
97th

Compensation of employees over time

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

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 23.59 billion current LCU against 22.98 billion current LCU in Portugal, a difference of 612.20 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Singapore ahead.

Portugal ranks 98th and Singapore ranks 97th of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 397.54 million current LCU 1.20 billion current LCU 806.46 million current LCU Singapore
1980s 1.69 billion current LCU 2.57 billion current LCU 885.35 million current LCU Singapore
1990s 9.38 billion current LCU 5.47 billion current LCU 3.91 billion current LCU Portugal
2000s 17.96 billion current LCU 9.11 billion current LCU 8.85 billion current LCU Portugal
2010s 17.12 billion current LCU 15.41 billion current LCU 1.71 billion current LCU Portugal
2020s 20.50 billion current LCU 20.80 billion current LCU 292.16 million current LCU Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Portugal or Singapore?
Singapore, at 23.59 billion current LCU against 22.98 billion current LCU in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Portugal and Singapore?
612.20 million current LCU, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for compensation of employees?
Portugal ranks 98th 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.