Compensation of employees (current LCU) by country
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time....
Countries reporting
153
Highest
321.02 trillion current LCU
Iran
Lowest
1.12 million current LCU
Zimbabwe
Median
73.60 billion current LCU
Years covered
53
1972–2024
Data points
4,496
What the numbers show
Compensation of employees (current LCU) is currently reported for 153 countries. The highest value is 321.02 trillion current LCU in Iran; the lowest is 1.12 million current LCU in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 73.60 billion current LCU, and the mean is 6.07 trillion current LCU.
Compensation of employees: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 321.02 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 652.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 127.66 trillion current LCU | 2009 | up 567.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Lebanon | 87.05 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 2,000.8% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 62.92 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Uzbekistan | 60.19 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 2,050.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Colombia | 59.35 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 7 | Iraq | 39.59 trillion current LCU | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 26.49 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 15.20 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Argentina | 13.07 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 8,926.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 12.14 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 202.6% | rising |
| 12 | Somalia | 9.60 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 220.4% | rising |
| 13 | Cambodia | 8.78 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 219.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 6.58 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 423.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 6.50 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 6.27 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 559.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 6.23 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 181.7% | rising |
| 18 | Tanzania | 5.90 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 5.09 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Russia | 4.53 trillion current LCU | 2020 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 21 | India | 4.32 trillion current LCU | 2022 | up 211.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 3.92 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 170.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkey | 3.65 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 2,356.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 3.42 trillion current LCU | 2019 | up 300.9% | rising |
| 25 | Angola | 3.18 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 141.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.04 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 27 | Senegal | 1.63 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 1.53 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 847.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1.31 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 1,697.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 1.08 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 162.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Cameroon | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 2021 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Burkina Faso | 1.07 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 939.50 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 138.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Thailand | 855.29 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Kenya | 770.30 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 729.55 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 62.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Gabon | 682.39 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 39 | Mali | 631.06 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 596.99 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 41 | United States | 590.32 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 562.26 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 43 | Burundi | 480.99 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 453.52 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 170.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 443.02 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 46 | Rwanda | 441.90 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 428.74 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 48 | Congo | 343.51 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 49 | South Africa | 335.09 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Iceland | 334.27 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 123.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Czechia | 326.16 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 299.32 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 129.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 285.38 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Uruguay | 282.34 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 185.4% | volatile |
| 55 | France | 247.36 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | 240.78 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 223.00 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Mozambique | 210.23 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 373.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 204.65 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 105.0% | rising |
| 60 | Sweden | 201.19 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Egypt | 200.93 billion current LCU | 2015 | up 378.3% | volatile |
| 62 | United Kingdom | 194.78 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Israel | 191.07 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 101.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Afghanistan | 171.17 billion current LCU | 2017 | up 415.3% | rising |
| 65 | Poland | 164.20 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 103.7% | rising |
| 66 | Nepal | 157.80 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 138.9% | rising |
| 67 | Morocco | 151.76 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Romania | 142.52 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 354.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Albania | 138.37 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 70 | Kyrgyzstan | 134.18 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 223.7% | rising |
| 71 | Italy | 115.45 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 108.79 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Malaysia | 95.94 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 81.21 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 80.55 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 705.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Germany | 79.75 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.60 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 68.04 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 79.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Canada | 61.53 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 80 | Australia | 61.20 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 53.95 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 251.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Mauritius | 51.76 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Ghana | 50.81 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 436.0% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 44.57 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 91.1% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 37.99 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Netherlands | 37.39 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 87 | New Zealand | 35.91 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Namibia | 35.48 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 34.98 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 91.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | 34.03 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 31.60 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 93 | Peru | 31.39 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Macao | 25.00 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Austria | 24.30 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | 23.97 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 97 | Singapore | 23.59 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Portugal | 22.98 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Sudan | 22.91 billion current LCU | 2016 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Cape Verde | 21.70 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 20.46 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | 17.71 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 195.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 17.35 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 105.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16.98 billion current LCU | 2019 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 16.84 billion current LCU | 1980 | — | rising |
| 106 | Belgium | 15.04 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 107 | Switzerland | 10.32 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 108 | Ecuador | 10.10 billion current LCU | 2022 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 109 | Belarus | 10.02 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 278.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Moldova | 9.92 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 156.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Maldives | 9.30 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 62.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 9.00 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovakia | 8.96 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 114 | Tunisia | 8.75 billion current LCU | 2012 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Eswatini | 8.23 billion current LCU | 2021 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Bulgaria | 7.30 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 160.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lesotho | 7.08 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 5.05 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Bolivia | 4.99 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.92 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 122 | Slovenia | 4.91 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Jordan | 4.75 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Tajikistan | 4.70 billion current LCU | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Lithuania | 4.63 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Panama | 4.56 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 4.39 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 128 | El Salvador | 4.01 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 3.91 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 144.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Cyprus | 3.66 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 2.86 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 134.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 2.61 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Kuwait | 2.47 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | 2.33 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 2.14 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 125.8% | rising |
| 137 | Bahrain | 1.39 billion current LCU | 2020 | up 67.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Fiji | 1.08 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 139 | Seychelles | 851.67 million current LCU | 2008 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bahamas | 843.34 million current LCU | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 141 | Barbados | 807.10 million current LCU | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 142 | Belize | 530.42 million current LCU | 2017 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 383.66 million current LCU | 2017 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 144 | Samoa | 351.29 million current LCU | 2023 | up 67.3% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 280.81 million current LCU | 2017 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 146 | East Timor | 247.62 million current LCU | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 227.90 million current LCU | 2020 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 148 | Andorra | 219.06 million current LCU | 2024 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 149 | San Marino | 195.21 million current LCU | 2024 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Tonga | 163.46 million current LCU | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 151 | Kiribati | 115.48 million current LCU | 2023 | up 133.5% | rising |
| 152 | Nauru | 72.51 million current LCU | 2024 | up 365.8% | rising |
| 153 | Marshall Islands | 50.76 million current LCU | 2020 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 154 | Palau | 47.37 million current LCU | 2020 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 155 | Micronesia (country) | 22.87 million current LCU | 2020 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 156 | Zimbabwe | 1.12 million current LCU | 2018 | up 442.5% | rising |
About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.