Estonia vs Serbia: Compensation of employees

Estonia
16.4%
in 2023
Serbia
16.7%
in 2022
Estonia rank
113th
Serbia rank
112th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Estonia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Serbia currently reports 16.7% against 16.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.

Estonia ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 112th of 155 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Serbia Difference Ahead
2000s 17.2% 26.4% 9.2% Serbia
2010s 16.4% 18.4% 1.9% Serbia
2020s 15.6% 16.3% 0.7% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Estonia or Serbia?
Serbia, at 16.7% against 16.4% in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Estonia and Serbia?
0.3%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Serbia?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Serbia rank globally for compensation of employees?
Estonia ranks 113th and Serbia ranks 112th 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.