Australia vs Canada: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1.41 million National currency against 1.23 million National currency in Australia, a difference of 185,540 National currency.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 10th of 26 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 135,524 National currency | 262,883 National currency | 127,358 National currency | Canada |
| 1990s | 227,380 National currency | 372,561 National currency | 145,181 National currency | Canada |
| 2000s | 411,368 National currency | 597,826 National currency | 186,457 National currency | Canada |
| 2010s | 707,532 National currency | 865,705 National currency | 158,172 National currency | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.04 million National currency | 1.23 million National currency | 183,656 National currency | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 1.41 million National currency against 1.23 million National currency in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Australia and Canada?
- 185,540 National currency, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Australia ranks 12th and Canada ranks 10th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org