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
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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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.