Germany vs Malaysia: Compensation of employees

Germany

79.75 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malaysia

95.94 billion current LCU

in 2024

Germany rank

76th

Malaysia rank

73rd

Compensation of employees over time

Germany
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 95.94 billion current LCU against 79.75 billion current LCU in Germany, a difference of 16.19 billion current LCU.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Germany ranks 76th and Malaysia ranks 73rd of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Compensation of employees (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 156 places, 4,496 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.