Germany vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Germany
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Germany currently reports 384.27 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom, a difference of 85.37 billion.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194.43 billion | 150.41 billion | 44.02 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 242.58 billion | 174.50 billion | 68.08 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | 334.56 billion | 252.14 billion | 82.42 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Germany or United Kingdom?
- Germany, at 384.27 billion against 298.90 billion in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Germany and United Kingdom?
- 85.37 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Germany ranks 13th 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.