Which has higher compensation of employees, Israel or Uruguay?

Israel, at 22.4% against 22.2% in Uruguay as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Uruguay?

52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.

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.

Israel vs Uruguay: Compensation of employees

Israel

22.4%

in 2023

Uruguay

22.2%

in 2023

Israel rank

86th

Uruguay rank

87th

Compensation of employees over time

Israel
Uruguay

How they compare

Israel currently reports 22.4% against 22.2% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Uruguay ahead.

Israel ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	13.2%	33.0%	19.8%	Uruguay
1980s	12.7%	27.4%	14.7%	Uruguay
1990s	15.8%	17.1%	1.3%	Uruguay
2000s	22.3%	21.9%	0.4%	Israel
2010s	23.8%	24.9%	1.1%	Uruguay
2020s	21.2%	23.2%	2.0%	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Israel or Uruguay?: Israel, at 22.4% against 22.2% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Israel and Uruguay?: 0.2%, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Uruguay?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Israel and Uruguay rank globally for compensation of employees?: Israel ranks 86th and Uruguay ranks 87th 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: 03 September 2026

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.