Finland vs Netherlands: Compensation of employees

Finland
7.1%
in 2023
Netherlands
7.8%
in 2023
Finland rank
149th
Netherlands rank
148th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
051015197219972023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 7.8% against 7.1% in Finland, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 155 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 12.6% 11.7% 0.9% Finland
1980s 11.1% 9.4% 1.7% Finland
1990s 8.6% 8.1% 0.5% Finland
2000s 9.2% 7.4% 1.8% Finland
2010s 8.1% 7.5% 0.6% Finland
2020s 7.7% 7.6% 0.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Finland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 7.8% against 7.1% in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Finland and Netherlands?
0.7%, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for compensation of employees?
Finland ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 148th 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.