Germany vs Spain: Compensation of employees
Germany
5.7%
in 2022
Spain
5.9%
in 2023
Germany rank
154th
Spain rank
152nd
Compensation of employees over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.9% against 5.7% in Germany, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Germany ranks 154th and Spain ranks 152nd of 155 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 32.7% | 21.8% | Spain |
| 1980s | 8.8% | 24.3% | 15.4% | Spain |
| 1990s | 6.7% | 12.7% | 6.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 7.7% | 1.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.9% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.9% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Germany or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.9% against 5.7% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Germany and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Germany ranks 154th and Spain ranks 152nd 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.