Greece vs Romania: Compensation of employees

Greece
18.4%
in 2023
Romania
19.0%
in 2022
Greece rank
105th
Romania rank
102nd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
0204060197219972023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 19.0% against 18.4% in Greece, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 28.6% 4.3% 24.3% Greece
1990s 21.3% 18.4% 2.9% Greece
2000s 22.5% 18.5% 4.0% Greece
2010s 20.8% 17.1% 3.7% Greece
2020s 18.7% 20.7% 2.0% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Greece or Romania?
Romania, at 19.0% against 18.4% in Greece as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Greece and Romania?
0.6%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for compensation of employees?
Greece ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd 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.