Compensation of employees in Netherlands
Netherlands: Compensation of employees was 37.39 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Netherlands, 1974–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 37.39 billion current LCU for compensation of employees in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Netherlands peaked at 37.39 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.85 billion current LCU, in 1974.
Netherlands ranks 86th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.56 billion current LCU | 4.85 billion current LCU | 8.19 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.53 billion current LCU | 8.68 billion current LCU | 10.49 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.56 billion current LCU | 10.78 billion current LCU | 13.01 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.68 billion current LCU | 12.99 billion current LCU | 18.22 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.44 billion current LCU | 18.43 billion current LCU | 25.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.93 billion current LCU | 26.67 billion current LCU | 37.39 billion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More public sector data for Netherlands
- Arms imports 360.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 25.3% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 35.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 26.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.5% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -0.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.7% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 5.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 1.6% (2023)
- Other taxes 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Netherlands?
- Compensation of employees in Netherlands was 37.39 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.39 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 billion current LCU in 1974.
- How does Netherlands rank for compensation of employees?
- Netherlands ranks 86th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (current LCU). 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 in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.