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Comparing the cost structures of companies and economies helps to understand how they make business.

The data depicts a forecast of the average cost structure of companies in selected European economies in 2019. On average, French companies were expected to spend **** percent of their turnover on staff costs. This is the highest value in the sample. An average German company spends only about ** percent of its turnover on staff costs. However, it spends **** percent of turnover on cost of goods sold which points to the fact that German companies tend to outsource more than, for instance, French companies.

The statistic is part of the European financial KPI and cost benchmark. This report takes an in-depth look on the most important key performance indicators (KPIs) of companies in five European economies.