Mexico vs Sweden: Compensation of employees

Mexico
9.2%
in 2023
Sweden
9.2%
in 2022
Mexico rank
144th
Sweden rank
145th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Mexico
  • Sweden
10203040197219972023

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 9.2% against 9.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 145th of 155 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 35.5% 10.8% 24.7% Mexico
1980s 21.8% 6.7% 15.1% Mexico
1990s 21.1% 7.0% 14.1% Mexico
2000s 14.8% 8.8% 6.0% Mexico
2010s 11.7% 9.2% 2.4% Mexico
2020s 10.2% 9.1% 1.1% Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Mexico or Sweden?
Mexico, at 9.2% against 9.2% in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Mexico and Sweden?
0.0%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sweden?
43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Sweden rank globally for compensation of employees?
Mexico ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 145th 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.