Brazil vs Spain: Compensation of employees

Brazil
6.6%
in 2023
Spain
5.9%
in 2023
Brazil rank
151st
Spain rank
152nd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Brazil
  • Spain
102030197219972023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.6% against 5.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 151st and Spain ranks 152nd of 155 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Spain Difference Ahead
2010s 9.0% 6.9% 2.1% Brazil
2020s 7.2% 5.9% 1.3% Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Brazil or Spain?
Brazil, at 6.6% against 5.9% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Brazil and Spain?
0.7%, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for compensation of employees?
Brazil ranks 151st and Spain ranks 152nd 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.