Sweden vs United States: Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time
- Sweden
- United States
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.2% against 8.1% in United States, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States ahead.
Sweden ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.8% | 15.1% | 4.3% | United States |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 10.8% | 4.2% | United States |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 9.1% | 2.1% | United States |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.3% | 1.0% | United States |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 0.6% | United States |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 1.9% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Sweden or United States?
- Sweden, at 9.2% against 8.1% in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Sweden and United States?
- 1.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United States?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and United States rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Sweden ranks 145th and United States ranks 147th 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.