Mexico vs United States: Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Mexico
9.2%
in 2023
United States
8.1%
in 2023
Mexico rank
144th
United States rank
147th
Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time
- Mexico
- United States
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 9.2% against 8.1% in United States, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.
Mexico ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th of 155 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.5% | 15.1% | 20.4% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 10.8% | 11.0% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 9.1% | 11.9% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 9.3% | 5.6% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.8% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 7.4% | 2.5% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Mexico or United States?
- Mexico, at 9.2% against 8.1% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Mexico and United States?
- 1.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Mexico ranks 144th and United States ranks 147th 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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About this data
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.