Netherlands vs Sweden: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Netherlands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.2% against 7.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 148th and Sweden ranks 145th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 10.1% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 6.7% | 2.8% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 1.1% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 9.2% | 1.9% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 9.2% | 1.7% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 9.1% | 1.5% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Netherlands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.2% against 7.8% in Netherlands as of 2022.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Netherlands and Sweden?
- 1.4%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Netherlands ranks 148th 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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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.