Compensation of employees in Estonia

Estonia: Compensation of employees was 2.61 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.61 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 9.7%
World rank
132nd
of 156 countries
All-time high
2.61 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
2.03 million current LCU
in 1991
Years of data
31
1991–2024

Compensation of employees in Estonia, 1991–2024

01.0B2.0B3.0B1991200720241991: 2.0M current LCU1995: 209.2M current LCU1996: 254.4M current LCU1997: 300.9M current LCU1998: 351.8M current LCU1999: 425.7M current LCU2000: 450.5M current LCU2001: 391.7M current LCU2002: 442.6M current LCU2003: 498.1M current LCU2004: 545.8M current LCU2005: 614.4M current LCU2006: 693.0M current LCU2007: 855.1M current LCU2008: 1.0B current LCU2009: 934.5M current LCU2010: 910.8M current LCU2011: 954.9M current LCU2012: 1.0B current LCU2013: 1.1B current LCU2014: 1.2B current LCU2015: 1.3B current LCU2016: 1.3B current LCU2017: 1.4B current LCU2018: 1.5B current LCU2019: 1.7B current LCU2020: 1.8B current LCU2021: 1.9B current LCU2022: 2.0B current LCU2023: 2.4B current LCU2024: 2.6B current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2024, compensation of employees in Estonia stood at 2.61 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 123.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Estonia peaked at 2.61 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.03 million current LCU, in 1991.

That places Estonia 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 257.33 million current LCU 2.03 million current LCU 425.69 million current LCU 6
2000s 643.32 million current LCU 391.69 million current LCU 1.01 billion current LCU 10
2010s 1.22 billion current LCU 910.79 million current LCU 1.65 billion current LCU 10
2020s 2.13 billion current LCU 1.76 billion current LCU 2.61 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 129 Georgia 3.91 billion current LCU compare
  2. 130 Cyprus 3.66 billion current LCU compare
  3. 131 Latvia 2.86 billion current LCU compare
  4. 133 Kuwait 2.47 billion current LCU compare
  5. 134 Papua New Guinea 2.33 billion current LCU compare
  6. 135 Malta 2.17 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 156 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Estonia?
Compensation of employees in Estonia was 2.61 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 2.61 billion current LCU in 2024.
What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.03 million current LCU in 1991.
How does Estonia rank for compensation of employees?
Estonia ranks 132nd out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 123.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia 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 (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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

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.