South Korea vs Netherlands: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

South Korea
8.8%
in 2023
Netherlands
7.8%
in 2023
South Korea rank
146th
Netherlands rank
148th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
05101520197219972023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 8.8% against 7.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

South Korea ranks 146th and Netherlands ranks 148th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 16.7% 11.7% 5.0% South Korea
1980s 15.9% 9.4% 6.5% South Korea
1990s 13.8% 8.1% 5.7% South Korea
2000s 11.0% 7.4% 3.6% South Korea
2010s 10.2% 7.5% 2.7% South Korea
2020s 8.7% 7.6% 1.1% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, South Korea or Netherlands?
South Korea, at 8.8% against 7.8% in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between South Korea and Netherlands?
1.0%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Netherlands?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Netherlands rank globally for compensation of employees?
South Korea ranks 146th and Netherlands ranks 148th 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.