Russia vs Turkey: Compensation of employees

Russia
4.53 trillion current LCU
in 2020
Turkey
3.65 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Russia rank
20th
Turkey rank
23rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Russia
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 4.53 trillion current LCU against 3.65 trillion current LCU in Turkey, a difference of 878.41 billion current LCU.

That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Russia has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 23rd of 156 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Turkey Difference Ahead
2000s 1.80 trillion current LCU 68.39 billion current LCU 1.73 trillion current LCU Russia
2010s 3.27 trillion current LCU 179.20 billion current LCU 3.09 trillion current LCU Russia
2020s 4.53 trillion current LCU 410.03 billion current LCU 4.12 trillion current LCU Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Russia or Turkey?
Russia, at 4.53 trillion current LCU against 3.65 trillion current LCU in Turkey as of 2020.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Russia and Turkey?
878.41 billion current LCU, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for compensation of employees?
Russia ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 23rd 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.