Germany vs Norway: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Germany
- Norway
How they compare
Germany currently reports 2.03 million National currency against 1.86 million National currency in Norway, a difference of 167,370 National currency.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th of 26 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 852,506 National currency | 433,599 National currency | 418,907 National currency | Germany |
| 2000s | 968,653 National currency | 677,279 National currency | 291,374 National currency | Germany |
| 2010s | 1.30 million National currency | 1.14 million National currency | 163,051 National currency | Germany |
| 2020s | 1.78 million National currency | 1.61 million National currency | 170,525 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, Germany or Norway?
- Germany, at 2.03 million National currency against 1.86 million National currency in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Germany and Norway?
- 167,370 National currency, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Norway?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Norway rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Germany ranks 7th and Norway ranks 8th 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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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