Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Slovakia
Slovakia: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 19.8 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Slovakia, 1996–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 19.8 for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in 2025. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 94.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Slovakia peaked at 19.8 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 1996.
Slovakia ranks 39th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.1 | — |
| 1997 | 2.5 | +19.0% |
| 1998 | 2.74 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 2.57 | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 2.84 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.46 | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 3.85 | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 4.23 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.59 | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 5.15 | +12.2% |
| 2007 | 6.15 | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | +44.7% |
| 2016 | 10.2 | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 13.7 | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 14.4 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7 | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 17.3 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 18.5 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 19.8 | +7.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 19.8 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 43% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 19.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 44% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +44.7% | 6.15 | 8.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.48 | 2.1 | 2.74 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.16 | 2.84 | 6.15 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.57 | 13.7 | 19.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More work & labour data for Slovakia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6534 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6515 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6553 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.3502 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,260 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,704 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,716 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,711 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,427 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Slovakia?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Slovakia was 19.8 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 1996.
- How does Slovakia rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Slovakia ranks 39th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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.