Luxembourg vs Romania: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued over time
- Luxembourg
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 68.5 against 56.8 in Luxembourg, a difference of 11.7.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 21st and Romania ranks 19th of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.93 | 4.94 | 26.99 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 35.23 | 17.96 | 17.26 | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 52.07 | 52.13 | 0.0667 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued, Luxembourg or Romania?
- Romania, at 68.5 against 56.8 in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued between Luxembourg and Romania?
- 11.7, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Romania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Romania rank globally for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Luxembourg ranks 21st and Romania ranks 19th 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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About this data
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.