Belgium vs Spain: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Belgium
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 633,626 National currency against 233,356 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 400,270 National currency.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.7 times Belgium's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 17th of 26 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,425 National currency | 198,984 National currency | 115,558 National currency | Spain |
| 2000s | 113,482 National currency | 333,432 National currency | 219,951 National currency | Spain |
| 2010s | 153,685 National currency | 401,762 National currency | 248,076 National currency | Spain |
| 2020s | 205,975 National currency | 530,662 National currency | 324,686 National currency | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Belgium or Spain?
- Spain, at 633,626 National currency against 233,356 National currency in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Belgium and Spain?
- 400,270 National currency, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Spain rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Spain ranks 17th 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