Canada vs Italy: Compensation of employees

Canada
10.2%
in 2023
Italy
10.9%
in 2023
Canada rank
138th
Italy rank
137th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 10.9% against 10.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 138th and Italy ranks 137th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 9.8% 12.9% 3.1% Italy
2000s 10.9% 14.9% 4.0% Italy
2010s 11.1% 13.6% 2.4% Italy
2020s 9.2% 11.5% 2.4% Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 10.9% against 10.2% in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Canada and Italy?
0.7%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for compensation of employees?
Canada ranks 138th and Italy ranks 137th 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.