Dominican Republic vs North America: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Dominican Republic
- North America
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 35.2% against 9.2% in North America, a difference of 26.0%.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 3.8 times North America's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Dominican Republic has been ahead every year.
Dominican Republic ranks 44th and North America ranks 41st of 155 countries.
Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.3% | 15.4% | 38.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 10.8% | 35.5% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 40.5% | 9.5% | 31.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 38.9% | 10.6% | 28.3% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 10.5% | 26.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 8.3% | 25.8% | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Dominican Republic or North America?
- Dominican Republic, at 35.2% against 9.2% in North America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Dominican Republic and North America?
- 26.0%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and North America?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and North America rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Dominican Republic ranks 44th and North America ranks 41st 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.