Cyprus vs United Kingdom: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued

Cyprus
21.7
in 2025
United Kingdom
22.9
in 2016
Cyprus rank
36th
United Kingdom rank
35th

Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued over time

  • Cyprus
  • United Kingdom
10152025199620102025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 22.9 against 21.7 in Cyprus, a difference of 1.2.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 50 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 8.84 18.93 10.08 United Kingdom
2000s 12.15 22.67 10.51 United Kingdom
2010s 16.23 19.07 2.84 United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued, Cyprus or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 22.9 against 21.7 in Cyprus as of 2016.
What is the difference in average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued between Cyprus and United Kingdom?
1.2, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and United Kingdom?
16 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2016.
How do Cyprus and United Kingdom rank globally for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
Cyprus ranks 36th and United Kingdom ranks 35th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
50 places, 707 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.