Argentina vs South Africa: Compensation of employees

Argentina
12.9%
in 2023
South Africa
14.2%
in 2022
Argentina rank
129th
South Africa rank
126th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Argentina
  • South Africa
1020304050197219972023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 14.2% against 12.9% in Argentina, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Argentina ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th of 155 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 18.3% 25.9% 7.6% South Africa
2000s 12.7% 15.0% 2.3% South Africa
2010s 12.5% 14.4% 1.9% South Africa
2020s 10.7% 13.7% 3.0% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Argentina or South Africa?
South Africa, at 14.2% against 12.9% in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Argentina and South Africa?
1.3%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for compensation of employees?
Argentina ranks 129th and South Africa ranks 126th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.