Which are the countries with the highest salaries in the world?
Iceland
Iceland is a highly developed mixed market economy. In 2011, the gross domestic product (GDP) was US$12 billion. By 2018, it had increased to a nominal GDP of US$27 billion, and by 2025, it reached US$35 billion.
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Switzerland
Switzerland is one of the worlds most advanced free market economy. Switzerland has ranked first in the world since 2015 on the Global Innovation Index and third in the 2020 Global Competitiveness Report. According to United Nations data for 2016, Switzerland is the third richest landlocked country in the world.
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United States
The United States has a highly developed diversified market-oriented economy. It is the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP and second largest by purchasing power parity.
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Belgium
Belgiums economy has capitalised on the countrys central geographic location, and has a well-developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base. Belgium was the first European country to join the Industrial Revolution in the early 19th century.
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Austria
Austria is a highly developed social market economy, with the country being one of the fourteen richest in the world in terms of GDP (gross domestic product) per capita.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands has a highly developed market economy focused on trade and logistics, manufacturing, services, innovation and technology and sustainable and renewable energy.
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Norway
Norway is a highly developed mixed economy with state-ownership in strategic areas. Although sensitive to global business cycles, the economy of Norway has shown robust growth since the start of the industrial era. The country has a very high standard of living compared with other European countries.
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Denmark
Denmark has a modern high-income and highly developed mixed economy, dominated by the service sector with 80% of all jobs; about 11% of employees work in manufacturing and 2% in agriculture.
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Australia
Australia has a highly developed mixed economy. As of 2025, Australia was the 15th-largest national economy by nominal GDP, the 22nd-largest by PPP-adjusted GDP and was the 21st-largest goods exporter and 24th-largest goods importer.
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