France vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and

France
1.13 million National currency
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1.23 million National currency
in 2025
France rank
13th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
11th

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

  • France
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 1.23 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in France, a difference of 101,170 National currency.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was France ahead.

France ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th of 26 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 474,066 National currency 378,267 National currency 95,799 National currency France
2000s 645,604 National currency 569,454 National currency 76,151 National currency France
2010s 823,374 National currency 764,519 National currency 58,854 National currency France
2020s 1.03 million National currency 1.06 million National currency 31,610 National currency United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 1.23 million National currency against 1.13 million National currency in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
101,170 National currency, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do France and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
France ranks 13th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 11th 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