New Zealand vs Portugal: Compensation of employees
New Zealand
21.5%
in 2022
Portugal
21.1%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
91st
Portugal rank
93rd
Compensation of employees over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 21.5% against 21.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 93rd of 155 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.9% | 26.2% | 4.3% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 22.3% | 3.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 28.9% | 3.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.6% | 2.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.0% | 1.2% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, New Zealand or Portugal?
- New Zealand, at 21.5% against 21.1% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for compensation of employees?
- New Zealand ranks 91st 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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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.