Italy vs Papua New Guinea: Compensation of employees

Italy
10.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
11.2%
in 2023
Italy rank
137th
Papua New Guinea rank
135th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Italy
  • Papua New Guinea
10203040197319982023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.2% against 10.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th of 155 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 12.9% 34.1% 21.2% Papua New Guinea
2000s 14.7% 26.4% 11.7% Papua New Guinea
2010s 13.4% 17.9% 4.6% Papua New Guinea
2020s 11.5% 14.4% 2.9% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Italy or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 11.2% against 10.9% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Italy and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Papua New Guinea?
23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Papua New Guinea rank globally for compensation of employees?
Italy ranks 137th and Papua New Guinea ranks 135th 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.