Finland vs Switzerland: Compensation of employees
Finland
7.1%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.0%
in 2023
Finland rank
149th
Switzerland rank
150th
Compensation of employees over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.1% against 7.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 150th of 155 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 7.2% | 5.9% | Finland |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 6.6% | 4.9% | Finland |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.4% | 2.8% | Finland |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 1.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 7.1% against 7.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Finland and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Finland ranks 149th and Switzerland ranks 150th 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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About this data
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.