Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Compensation of employees

Sri Lanka
939.50 billion current LCU
in 2023
Thailand
855.29 billion current LCU
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
34th
Thailand rank
35th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Thailand
0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B1.0T197219982024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 939.50 billion current LCU against 855.29 billion current LCU in Thailand, a difference of 84.20 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Thailand ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 34.01 billion current LCU 201.37 billion current LCU 167.35 billion current LCU Thailand
2000s 147.15 billion current LCU 429.66 billion current LCU 282.52 billion current LCU Thailand
2010s 484.13 billion current LCU 763.36 billion current LCU 279.22 billion current LCU Thailand
2020s 883.89 billion current LCU 825.08 billion current LCU 58.80 billion current LCU Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
Sri Lanka, at 939.50 billion current LCU against 855.29 billion current LCU in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
84.20 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for compensation of employees?
Sri Lanka ranks 34th and Thailand ranks 35th 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.