Ethiopia vs Norway: Compensation of employees

Ethiopia
14.8%
in 2023
Norway
14.7%
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
118th
Norway rank
121st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Norway
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 14.8% against 14.7% in Norway, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 118th and Norway ranks 121st of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 39.8% 9.1% 30.7% Ethiopia
2000s 18.0% 14.7% 3.3% Ethiopia
2010s 11.3% 15.6% 4.3% Norway
2020s 13.9% 14.7% 0.8% Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Ethiopia or Norway?
Ethiopia, at 14.8% against 14.7% in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Ethiopia and Norway?
0.1%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Norway?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Norway rank globally for compensation of employees?
Ethiopia ranks 118th 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.