Denmark vs Germany: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and

Denmark
1.46 million National currency
in 2025
Germany
2.03 million National currency
in 2025
Denmark rank
9th
Germany rank
7th

Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time

  • Denmark
  • Germany
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M199120082025

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.03 million National currency against 1.46 million National currency in Denmark, a difference of 574,340 National currency.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times Denmark's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th of 26 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 540,379 National currency 852,506 National currency 312,127 National currency Germany
2000s 740,454 National currency 968,653 National currency 228,199 National currency Germany
2010s 968,374 National currency 1.30 million National currency 334,886 National currency Germany
2020s 1.29 million National currency 1.78 million National currency 496,270 National currency Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Denmark or Germany?
Germany, at 2.03 million National currency against 1.46 million National currency in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Denmark and Germany?
574,340 National currency, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Germany?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Germany rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
Denmark ranks 9th and Germany ranks 7th 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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Indicator
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries
Unit
National currency
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
37 places, 1,147 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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