Austria vs Denmark: Compensation of employees

Austria
10.1%
in 2023
Denmark
11.0%
in 2023
Austria rank
139th
Denmark rank
136th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
1015202530197219972023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 11.0% against 10.1% in Austria, a difference of 0.9%.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 139th and Denmark ranks 136th of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Denmark in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 24.3% 19.1% 5.3% Austria
1980s 21.4% 13.0% 8.4% Austria
1990s 10.5% 10.9% 0.4% Denmark
2000s 10.7% 10.5% 0.2% Austria
2010s 10.7% 10.2% 0.5% Austria
2020s 9.9% 10.4% 0.6% Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Austria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 11.0% against 10.1% in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Austria and Denmark?
0.9%, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for compensation of employees?
Austria ranks 139th and Denmark ranks 136th 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.