European Union vs Netherlands: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and

European Union
7.19 million National currency
in 2025
Netherlands
429,858 National currency
in 2025
European Union rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

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

  • European Union
  • Netherlands
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199520102025

How they compare

European Union currently reports 7.19 million National currency against 429,858 National currency in Netherlands, a difference of 6.76 million National currency.

That makes European Union's figure about 16.7 times Netherlands's.

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

European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 9 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 2.57 million National currency 151,727 National currency 2.42 million National currency European Union
2000s 3.47 million National currency 212,678 National currency 3.26 million National currency European Union
2010s 4.57 million National currency 266,610 National currency 4.30 million National currency European Union
2020s 6.21 million National currency 367,113 National currency 5.85 million National currency European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, European Union or Netherlands?
European Union, at 7.19 million National currency against 429,858 National currency in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between European Union and Netherlands?
6.76 million National currency, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Netherlands?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do European Union and Netherlands rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
European Union ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 9 groups.
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