France vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- France
- United Kingdom
How they compare
France currently reports 370.02 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 71.11 billion.
That makes France's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
France ranks 14th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 186.15 billion | 97.67 billion | 88.47 billion | France |
| 2000s | 225.64 billion | 141.94 billion | 83.70 billion | France |
| 2010s | 282.96 billion | 174.50 billion | 108.46 billion | France |
| 2020s | 339.22 billion | 252.14 billion | 87.08 billion | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, France or United Kingdom?
- France, at 370.02 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between France and United Kingdom?
- 71.11 billion, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- France ranks 14th 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.