Australia vs Austria: Compensation of employees

Australia
9.5%
in 2022
Austria
10.1%
in 2023
Australia rank
142nd
Austria rank
139th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Australia
  • Austria
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 10.1% against 9.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Australia ranks 142nd and Austria ranks 139th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Austria Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% 10.5% 7.1% Austria
2000s 10.3% 10.7% 0.4% Austria
2010s 10.6% 10.7% 0.1% Austria
2020s 9.4% 9.8% 0.4% Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Australia or Austria?
Austria, at 10.1% against 9.5% in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Australia and Austria?
0.6%, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Austria?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Australia and Austria rank globally for compensation of employees?
Australia ranks 142nd and Austria ranks 139th 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.