Spain vs Switzerland: Compensation of employees

Spain
5.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
7.0%
in 2023
Spain rank
152nd
Switzerland rank
150th

Compensation of employees over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
102030197219972023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 5.9% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 150th of 155 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 32.7% 7.2% 25.4% Spain
1980s 29.1% 6.6% 22.5% Spain
1990s 12.7% 7.0% 5.7% Spain
2000s 7.7% 6.5% 1.2% Spain
2010s 6.9% 7.0% 0.1% Switzerland
2020s 5.9% 6.7% 0.7% Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher compensation of employees, Spain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 7.0% against 5.9% in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in compensation of employees between Spain and Switzerland?
1.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for compensation of employees?
Spain ranks 152nd and Switzerland ranks 150th 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.