Australia vs Spain: Compensation of employees, Transactions
Compensation of employees, Transactions over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Australia currently reports 279.03 billion against 181.49 billion in Spain, a difference of 97.54 billion.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.53 billion | 103.99 billion | 6.47 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 156.00 billion | 121.67 billion | 34.33 billion | Australia |
| 2020s | 234.79 billion | 160.22 billion | 74.57 billion | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Australia or Spain?
- Australia, at 279.03 billion against 181.49 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Australia and Spain?
- 97.54 billion, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.