Belgium vs Germany: Compensation of employees
Belgium
5.9%
in 2022
Germany
5.7%
in 2022
Belgium rank
153rd
Germany rank
154th
Compensation of employees over time
- Belgium
- Germany
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 153rd and Germany ranks 154th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 6.2% | 0.5% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.3% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.8% | 0.0% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Belgium or Germany?
- Belgium, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Germany as of 2022.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Belgium and Germany?
- 0.2%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Germany?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Germany rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Belgium ranks 153rd and Germany ranks 154th 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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About this data
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.