Italy vs United Kingdom: Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations)
Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations) over time
- Italy
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 298.90 billion against 203.84 billion in Italy, a difference of 95.06 billion.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.99 billion | 97.67 billion | 21.32 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | 153.15 billion | 141.94 billion | 11.22 billion | Italy |
| 2010s | 169.49 billion | 174.50 billion | 5.00 billion | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 188.20 billion | 252.14 billion | 63.94 billion | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Italy or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 298.90 billion against 203.84 billion in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Italy and United Kingdom?
- 95.06 billion, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Italy ranks 17th 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.