Hungary vs Romania: Compensation of employees

Hungary
19.1%
in 2022
Romania
19.0%
in 2022
Hungary rank
101st
Romania rank
102nd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Hungary
  • Romania
0510152025198020012022

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 19.1% against 19.0% in Romania, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 101st and Romania ranks 102nd of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 7.6% 4.5% 3.1% Hungary
1990s 9.4% 19.2% 9.8% Romania
2000s 13.2% 18.5% 5.3% Romania
2010s 16.5% 17.1% 0.6% Romania
2020s 19.2% 20.7% 1.5% Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Hungary or Romania?
Hungary, at 19.1% against 19.0% in Romania as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Hungary and Romania?
0.1%, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Romania?
42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
How do Hungary and Romania rank globally for compensation of employees?
Hungary ranks 101st 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.