The annual salary growth in four of the Nordic countries was lower in 2017 than several of the years before. To be concrete, the wages in Finland developed negatively this year, by minus 1.1 percent. This was a steep decrease compared to 2008, when the average salaries grew by 4.3 percent in the country. In 2017, the wages in Denmark and Sweden grew by only 1.3 percent and 2.1 percent respectively. The highest salary growth in 2017 was in Norway, with an annual growth of 2.4 percent. By comparison, within the given time frame the highest salary growth took place in Sweden in 2000, with an impressive annual salary growth of 6.8 percent.
Annual salary development in selected Nordic countries from 2000 to 2017
In this statistic, the term "salary" means compensation per employee. Specifically, the term "salary" here includes paid wages and social security contributions, excluding payroll taxes.
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Konjunkturinstitutet. (September 12, 2018). Annual salary development in selected Nordic countries from 2000 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1032569/salary-development-in-the-nordic-countries/
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