Estonia vs Latvia: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18,389 National currency against 15,850 National currency in Estonia, a difference of 2,539 National currency.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Estonia's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Latvia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 8th of 9 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,570 National currency | 1,777 National currency | 207.08 National currency | Latvia |
| 2000s | 3,848 National currency | 5,023 National currency | 1,174 National currency | Latvia |
| 2010s | 7,340 National currency | 8,920 National currency | 1,580 National currency | Latvia |
| 2020s | 13,311 National currency | 15,251 National currency | 1,940 National currency | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18,389 National currency against 15,850 National currency in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Estonia and Latvia?
- 2,539 National currency, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Estonia ranks 9th and Latvia ranks 8th of 9 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