Which has higher compensation of employees, Euro area or Maldives?

Maldives, at 39.1% against 16.4% in Euro area as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Maldives?

30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

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 Maldives: Compensation of employees

Euro area

16.4%

in 2023

Maldives

39.1%

in 2021

Euro area rank

34th

Maldives rank

31st

Compensation of employees over time

Euro area
Maldives

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 39.1% against 16.4% in Euro area, a difference of 22.7%.

That makes Maldives's figure about 2.4 times Euro area's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 34th and Maldives ranks 31st of 41 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1990s	14.6%	25.6%	10.9%	Maldives
2000s	16.7%	25.3%	8.6%	Maldives
2010s	15.8%	45.0%	29.2%	Maldives
2020s	15.5%	41.4%	25.9%	Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Euro area or Maldives?: Maldives, at 39.1% against 16.4% in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Euro area and Maldives?: 22.7%, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Maldives?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Maldives rank globally for compensation of employees?: Euro area ranks 34th and Maldives ranks 31st 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.