Romania vs Sri Lanka: Compensation of employees

Romania
19.0%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
18.9%
in 2023
Romania rank
102nd
Sri Lanka rank
103rd

Compensation of employees over time

  • Romania
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 19.0% against 18.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Romania ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 155 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 19.2% 21.4% 2.2% Sri Lanka
2000s 18.5% 26.2% 7.7% Sri Lanka
2010s 17.1% 27.5% 10.4% Sri Lanka
2020s 20.7% 26.4% 5.7% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Romania or Sri Lanka?
Romania, at 19.0% against 18.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Romania and Sri Lanka?
0.1%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Sri Lanka?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Romania and Sri Lanka rank globally for compensation of employees?
Romania ranks 102nd and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd 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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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.