Which has higher compensation of employees, Euro area or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 38.4% against 16.4% in Euro area as of 2023.

What is the difference in compensation of employees between Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?

22.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.

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.

Euro area vs Guinea-Bissau: Compensation of employees

Euro area

16.4%

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

38.4%

in 2023

Euro area rank

34th

Guinea-Bissau rank

35th

Compensation of employees over time

Euro area
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 38.4% against 16.4% in Euro area, a difference of 22.0%.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th of 41 groups.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2010s	16.3%	45.0%	28.7%	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	15.8%	44.1%	28.3%	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Euro area or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 38.4% against 16.4% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?: 22.0%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Guinea-Bissau?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Euro area and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for compensation of employees?: Euro area ranks 34th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 35th of 41 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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.