Italy vs Spain: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 660,407 National currency against 633,626 National currency in Spain, a difference of 26,781 National currency.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 26 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 291,602 National currency | 198,984 National currency | 92,618 National currency | Italy |
| 2000s | 403,843 National currency | 333,432 National currency | 70,411 National currency | Italy |
| 2010s | 484,861 National currency | 401,762 National currency | 83,099 National currency | Italy |
| 2020s | 585,279 National currency | 530,662 National currency | 54,618 National currency | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 660,407 National currency against 633,626 National currency in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Italy and Spain?
- 26,781 National currency, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th 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