Compensation of employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Compensation of employees was 7.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Netherlands, 1974–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for compensation of employees in Netherlands is 7.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Netherlands peaked at 12.7% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2011.
Netherlands ranks 148th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Compensation of employees in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 12.7% | — |
| 1975 | 12.0% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 11.8% | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 11.3% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 10.8% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 10.3% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 9.8% | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 9.4% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 8.8% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 8.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 9.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -25.8% |
| 1996 | 7.5% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 7.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 7.7% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.7% | 11.2% | 12.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.8% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 6.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 6.7% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 145 Sweden 9.2% compare
- 146 Republic of Korea 8.8% compare
- 147 United States of America 8.1% compare
- 149 Finland 7.1% compare
- 150 Switzerland 7.0% compare
- 151 Brazil 6.6% compare
More public sector data for Netherlands
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 20.01 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,288 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 39.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 23.18 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11,048 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Netherlands?
- Compensation of employees in Netherlands was 7.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 1974.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for compensation of employees?
- Netherlands ranks 148th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.