Netherlands vs Switzerland: Compensation of employees
Compensation of employees over time
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 7.8% against 7.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 150th of 155 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 6.9% | 4.9% | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 6.6% | 3.3% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.5% | 1.6% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.4% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.0% | 0.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Netherlands or Switzerland?
- Netherlands, at 7.8% against 7.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 0.8%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Netherlands ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 150th 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.