Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal

Portugal: Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by was 28,700 Euro in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
28,700 Euro
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
26th
of 40 countries
All-time high
28,700 Euro
in 2023
All-time low
15,300 Euro
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal, 2000–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120232000: 15.3k Euro2001: 16.0k Euro2002: 16.6k Euro2003: 17.1k Euro2004: 17.6k Euro2005: 18.5k Euro2006: 18.8k Euro2007: 19.5k Euro2008: 20.0k Euro2009: 20.4k Euro2010: 21.0k Euro2011: 20.6k Euro2012: 20.0k Euro2013: 20.7k Euro2014: 20.3k Euro2015: 20.3k Euro2016: 20.6k Euro2017: 21.0k Euro2018: 21.9k Euro2019: 23.0k Euro2020: 23.5k Euro2021: 24.8k Euro2022: 26.2k Euro2023: 28.7k Euro

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Euro.

Analysis

The most recent figure for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal is 28,700 Euro, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal peaked at 28,700 Euro in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15,300 Euro, in 2000.

Portugal ranks 26th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry in Portugal, 2000 to 2023.
Year Euro Change
2000 15,300 Euro
2001 16,000 Euro +4.6%
2002 16,600 Euro +3.8%
2003 17,100 Euro +3.0%
2004 17,600 Euro +2.9%
2005 18,500 Euro +5.1%
2006 18,800 Euro +1.6%
2007 19,500 Euro +3.7%
2008 20,000 Euro +2.6%
2009 20,400 Euro +2.0%
2010 21,000 Euro +2.9%
2011 20,600 Euro -1.9%
2012 20,000 Euro -2.9%
2013 20,700 Euro +3.5%
2014 20,300 Euro -1.9%
2015 20,300 Euro +0.0%
2016 20,600 Euro +1.5%
2017 21,000 Euro +1.9%
2018 21,900 Euro +4.3%
2019 23,000 Euro +5.0%
2020 23,500 Euro +2.2%
2021 24,800 Euro +5.5%
2022 26,200 Euro +5.6%
2023 28,700 Euro +9.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17,980 Euro 15,300 Euro 20,400 Euro 10
2010s 20,940 Euro 20,000 Euro 23,000 Euro 10
2020s 25,800 Euro 23,500 Euro 28,700 Euro 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 23 Czechia 29,900 Euro compare
  2. 24 Lithuania 29,500 Euro compare
  3. 24 Lithuania 29,500 Euro compare
  4. 27 Latvia 26,700 Euro compare
  5. 27 Latvia 26,700 Euro compare
  6. 29 Croatia 26,600 Euro compare
  7. 29 Croatia 26,600 Euro compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal?
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by in Portugal was 28,700 Euro in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 28,700 Euro in 2023.
What is the lowest compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 15,300 Euro in 2000.
How does Portugal rank for compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by?
Portugal ranks 26th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
Is compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Compensation per employee and hours worked per employed person by NUTS 2 region and by industry
Unit
Euro
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
354 places, 8,566 data points, 2000–2024
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