Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Compensation of employees

Singapore
23.59 billion current LCU
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
23.97 billion current LCU
in 2024
Singapore rank
97th
United Arab Emirates rank
96th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Singapore
  • United Arab Emirates
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B197219982024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 23.97 billion current LCU against 23.59 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 380.90 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 96th of 156 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Singapore United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 6.95 billion current LCU 6.69 billion current LCU 253.33 million current LCU Singapore
2010s 15.75 billion current LCU 19.91 billion current LCU 4.15 billion current LCU United Arab Emirates
2020s 20.80 billion current LCU 22.77 billion current LCU 1.98 billion current LCU United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 23.97 billion current LCU against 23.59 billion current LCU in Singapore as of 2024.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
380.90 million current LCU, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for compensation of employees?
Singapore ranks 97th and United Arab Emirates ranks 96th 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.