Croatia vs Norway: Compensation of employees

Croatia
14.5%
in 2023
Norway
14.7%
in 2023
Croatia rank
122nd
Norway rank
121st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Croatia
  • Norway
10152025197219972023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 14.7% against 14.5% in Croatia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 121st of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 21.8% 9.2% 12.6% Croatia
2000s 16.5% 14.3% 2.2% Croatia
2010s 15.3% 15.6% 0.3% Norway
2020s 14.9% 14.7% 0.3% Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Croatia or Norway?
Norway, at 14.7% against 14.5% in Croatia as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Croatia and Norway?
0.2%, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Norway rank globally for compensation of employees?
Croatia ranks 122nd and Norway ranks 121st 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.