Portugal vs Turkey: Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Portugal
21.1%
in 2023
Turkey
20.9%
in 2023
Portugal rank
93rd
Turkey rank
94th
Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time
- Portugal
- Turkey
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 21.1% against 20.9% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Turkey ahead.
Portugal ranks 93rd and Turkey ranks 94th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.2% | 44.8% | 18.6% | Turkey |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 32.2% | 9.4% | Turkey |
| 1990s | 29.7% | 37.0% | 7.3% | Turkey |
| 2000s | 26.0% | 20.7% | 5.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 23.5% | 1.9% | Turkey |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.6% | 0.5% | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Portugal or Turkey?
- Portugal, at 21.1% against 20.9% in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Portugal and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Turkey?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Turkey rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Portugal ranks 93rd 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
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.