Serbia vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees (% of expense)

Serbia
16.7%
in 2022
United Kingdom
15.8%
in 2023
Serbia rank
112th
United Kingdom rank
115th

Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time

  • Serbia
  • United Kingdom
10152025197219972023

How they compare

Serbia currently reports 16.7% against 15.8% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 112th and United Kingdom ranks 115th of 155 countries.

Serbia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 26.4% 14.9% 11.6% Serbia
2010s 18.4% 14.3% 4.1% Serbia
2020s 16.3% 14.9% 1.4% Serbia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Serbia or United Kingdom?
Serbia, at 16.7% against 15.8% in United Kingdom as of 2022.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Serbia and United Kingdom?
0.9%, with Serbia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Kingdom?
16 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
How do Serbia and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees?
Serbia ranks 112th and United Kingdom ranks 115th 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.