France vs Italy: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and

France
1.13 million National currency
in 2025
Italy
660,407 National currency
in 2025
France rank
13th
Italy rank
16th

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

  • France
  • Italy
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How they compare

France currently reports 1.13 million National currency against 660,407 National currency in Italy, a difference of 468,903 National currency.

That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.

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

France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 26 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 474,066 National currency 291,602 National currency 182,464 National currency France
2000s 645,604 National currency 403,843 National currency 241,761 National currency France
2010s 823,374 National currency 484,861 National currency 338,513 National currency France
2020s 1.03 million National currency 585,279 National currency 441,942 National currency France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, France or Italy?
France, at 1.13 million National currency against 660,407 National currency in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between France and Italy?
468,903 National currency, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do France and Italy rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
France ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th 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