Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Romania
Romania: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 68.5 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Romania, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Romania stood at 68.5. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 185.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Romania peaked at 68.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.39, in 2000.
Romania ranks 19th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.39 | — |
| 2001 | 1.53 | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 1.64 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.6 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 1.78 | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 2.38 | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 2.82 | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 3.55 | +25.9% |
| 2009 | 14.15 | +298.6% |
| 2010 | 14.43 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.93 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 18.5 | +23.9% |
| 2016 | 24 | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 39.8 | +65.8% |
| 2021 | 41.7 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 46.7 | +12.0% |
| 2023 | 54.2 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 61.9 | +14.2% |
| 2025 | 68.5 | +10.7% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 68.5 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Romania's 68.5 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 1.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +298.6% | 3.55 | 14.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.43 | 1.39 | 14.15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.96 | 14.43 | 24 | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.13 | 39.8 | 68.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 16 North Macedonia 292 compare
- 17 Israel 121.47 compare
- 18 Poland 80.9 compare
- 20 Switzerland 63.62 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 56.8 compare
- 22 Belgium 48.2 compare
More work & labour data for Romania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7777 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7486 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.18 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1264 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,932 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,465 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,408 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,360 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,768 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Romania?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Romania was 68.5 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Romania ranks 19th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 185.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.