New Zealand vs Turkey: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

New Zealand
21.5%
in 2022
Turkey
20.9%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
91st
Turkey rank
94th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • New Zealand
  • Turkey
20304050197219972023

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 21.5% against 20.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Turkey ahead.

New Zealand ranks 91st and Turkey ranks 94th of 155 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 23.5% 46.9% 23.4% Turkey
1980s 18.9% 31.2% 12.3% Turkey
2000s 25.5% 20.7% 4.8% New Zealand
2010s 23.9% 23.5% 0.4% New Zealand
2020s 22.2% 21.8% 0.4% New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, New Zealand or Turkey?
New Zealand, at 21.5% against 20.9% in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between New Zealand and Turkey?
0.6%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Turkey?
31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Turkey rank globally for compensation of employees?
New Zealand ranks 91st and Turkey ranks 94th 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

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.