Ireland vs Malta: Compensation of employees

Ireland
26.6%
in 2022
Malta
26.9%
in 2023
Ireland rank
74th
Malta rank
71st

Compensation of employees over time

  • Ireland
  • Malta
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 26.9% against 26.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 74th and Malta ranks 71st of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 15.0% 38.0% 23.0% Malta
1980s 13.1% 39.2% 26.0% Malta
1990s 15.5% 36.4% 21.0% Malta
2000s 20.8% 32.5% 11.7% Malta
2010s 24.5% 30.9% 6.4% Malta
2020s 25.0% 27.4% 2.4% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Ireland or Malta?
Malta, at 26.9% against 26.6% in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Ireland and Malta?
0.3%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
50 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for compensation of employees?
Ireland ranks 74th and Malta ranks 71st 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.