Luxembourg vs Portugal: Compensation of employees

Luxembourg
20.5%
in 2023
Portugal
21.1%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
96th
Portugal rank
93rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Portugal
0102030197219972023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 21.1% against 20.5% in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Portugal ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 93rd of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 19.8% 26.2% 6.4% Portugal
1980s 19.7% 23.0% 3.3% Portugal
1990s 21.5% 29.8% 8.3% Portugal
2000s 21.2% 29.1% 7.9% Portugal
2010s 20.1% 21.6% 1.4% Portugal
2020s 20.5% 21.1% 0.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Luxembourg or Portugal?
Portugal, at 21.1% against 20.5% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Luxembourg and Portugal?
0.6%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for compensation of employees?
Luxembourg ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 93rd 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.