France vs Greece: Compensation of employees

France
17.6%
in 2023
Greece
18.4%
in 2023
France rank
108th
Greece rank
105th

Compensation of employees over time

  • France
  • Greece
2030405060197219972023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 18.4% against 17.6% in France, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Greece ahead.

France ranks 108th and Greece ranks 105th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 17.6% 48.6% 31.0% Greece
1980s 18.6% 28.6% 10.0% Greece
1990s 20.7% 21.3% 0.6% Greece
2000s 20.4% 22.5% 2.1% Greece
2010s 18.2% 20.8% 2.6% Greece
2020s 17.4% 18.6% 1.2% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, France or Greece?
Greece, at 18.4% against 17.6% in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between France and Greece?
0.8%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Greece?
48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do France and Greece rank globally for compensation of employees?
France ranks 108th and Greece ranks 105th 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.