Spain vs Switzerland: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 633,626 National currency against 418,894 National currency in Switzerland, a difference of 214,732 National currency.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,984 National currency | 200,579 National currency | 1,595 National currency | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 333,432 National currency | 250,486 National currency | 82,947 National currency | Spain |
| 2010s | 401,762 National currency | 325,879 National currency | 75,882 National currency | Spain |
| 2020s | 530,662 National currency | 387,532 National currency | 143,130 National currency | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 633,626 National currency against 418,894 National currency in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and between Spain and Switzerland?
- 214,732 National currency, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Spain ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 18th 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