Belgium vs Switzerland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Belgium
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 418,894 National currency against 233,356 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 185,538 National currency.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Belgium's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83,425 National currency | 200,579 National currency | 117,154 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 113,482 National currency | 250,486 National currency | 137,004 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 153,685 National currency | 325,879 National currency | 172,194 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 205,975 National currency | 387,532 National currency | 181,556 National currency | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 418,894 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 Switzerland?
- 185,538 National currency, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Switzerland rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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