Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity by country

Name: Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity
Creator: Eurostat
License: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)

Countries reporting

Highest

35.46

Switzerland

Lowest

1.96

Bulgaria

Median

8.56

Years covered

1995–2008

Data points

275

What the numbers show

Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity is currently reported for 28 countries. The highest value is 35.46 in Switzerland; the lowest is 1.96 in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 8.56, and the mean is 14.09.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.

Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Switzerland	35.46	2008	up 14.1%	rising
2	Luxembourg	33.95	2008	—	rising
3	Belgium	32.74	2008	—	rising
4	Finland	28.77	2008	up 30.0%	rising
5	Germany	27.6	2007	up 17.9%	rising
6	Austria	26.4	2008	up 14.3%	rising
7	United Kingdom	23.37	2007	up 33.8%	rising
7	United Kingdom	23.37	2007	up 33.8%	rising
9	Spain	16.86	2007	up 17.2%	rising
10	Cyprus	14.56	2008	up 63.8%	rising
11	Portugal	12.97	2008	—	rising
12	Slovenia	12.71	2007	up 51.9%	rising
12	Slovenia	12.71	2007	up 51.9%	rising
14	Malta	9.27	2007	up 19.6%	rising
15	Czechia	7.86	2007	up 172.9%	rising
16	Estonia	7.61	2008	up 223.8%	rising
16	Estonia	7.61	2008	up 223.8%	rising
18	Hungary	7.39	2007	—	rising
19	Poland	7.03	2007	up 105.6%	rising
19	Poland	7.03	2007	up 105.6%	rising
21	Slovakia	6.15	2007	up 146.0%	rising
21	Slovakia	6.15	2007	up 146.0%	rising
23	Latvia	5.7	2008	up 241.3%	rising
23	Latvia	5.7	2008	up 241.3%	rising
25	Lithuania	5.06	2007	up 94.6%	rising
25	Lithuania	5.06	2007	up 94.6%	rising
27	Romania	3.55	2007	up 155.4%	rising
28	Bulgaria	1.96	2007	up 110.8%	rising

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Indicator: Hourly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 28 places, 275 data points, 1995–2008
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026