Switzerland vs United States: Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Compensation of employees (% of expense) over time
- Switzerland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8.1% against 7.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 150th and United States ranks 147th of 155 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.2% | 15.1% | 7.9% | United States |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 11.1% | 4.6% | United States |
| 1990s | 6.5% | 9.1% | 2.6% | United States |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 10.3% | 3.8% | United States |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 9.8% | 2.8% | United States |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 7.4% | 0.8% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, Switzerland or United States?
- United States, at 8.1% against 7.0% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees between Switzerland and United States?
- 1.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and United States rank globally for compensation of employees?
- Switzerland ranks 150th 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.