Italy vs Poland: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Italy
10.9%
in 2023
Poland
11.9%
in 2023
Italy rank
137th
Poland rank
134th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
05101520197319982023

How they compare

Poland currently reports 11.9% against 10.9% in Italy, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Poland ahead.

Italy ranks 137th and Poland ranks 134th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 13.2% 15.9% 2.7% Poland
2000s 14.9% 13.9% 1.0% Italy
2010s 13.6% 14.0% 0.5% Poland
2020s 11.5% 12.4% 0.9% Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Italy or Poland?
Poland, at 11.9% against 10.9% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Italy and Poland?
1.0%, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for compensation of employees?
Italy ranks 137th and Poland ranks 134th 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.