Australia vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Australia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 298.90 billion against 279.03 billion in Australia, a difference of 19.87 billion.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.53 billion | 159.26 billion | 61.73 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 156.00 billion | 174.50 billion | 18.49 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 234.79 billion | 252.14 billion | 17.34 billion | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Australia or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 298.90 billion against 279.03 billion in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Australia and United Kingdom?
- 19.87 billion, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United Kingdom?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Australia ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 15th 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.