Portugal vs Singapore: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
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
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.