Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights by country

Name: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights
Creator: Eurostat
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Countries reporting

Highest

207.2

Germany

Lowest

0.4

Malta

Median

12.2

Years covered

1996–2007

Data points

439

What the numbers show

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights is currently reported for 37 countries. The highest value is 207.2 in Germany; the lowest is 0.4 in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 12.2, and the mean is 34.6.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 518.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 207.7%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 23.6%).

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights (1.1): full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Germany	207.2	2007	down 23.6%	falling
2	United Kingdom	185.3	2007	up 12.1%	rising
2	United Kingdom	185.3	2007	up 12.1%	rising
4	France	164.5	2007	down 1.1%	flat
5	Italy	102.6	2007	down 5.1%	flat
6	Spain	83.6	2007	up 29.6%	rising
7	Netherlands	46.8	2007	up 4.2%	flat
7	Netherlands	46.8	2007	up 4.2%	flat
9	Sweden	29.1	2007	down 1.4%	flat
10	Belgium	26.9	2007	down 5.6%	falling
11	Austria	22.6	2007	down 12.4%	falling
12	Denmark	19.3	2007	up 3.2%	flat
13	Poland	17.8	2007	up 16.3%	rising
13	Poland	17.8	2007	up 16.3%	rising
15	Norway	17.4	2005	up 16.0%	rising
16	Finland	13.9	2007	up 7.8%	rising
17	Greece	12.9	2007	up 74.3%	rising
18	Portugal	12.4	2007	up 37.8%	rising
19	Ireland	12.2	2007	up 58.4%	rising
20	Czechia	9.5	2007	up 53.2%	rising
21	Romania	8	2007	up 207.7%	rising
22	Hungary	7.5	2007	up 56.2%	rising
23	Slovakia	3.5	2007	up 66.7%	rising
23	Slovakia	3.5	2007	up 66.7%	rising
25	Luxembourg	3.1	2007	up 40.9%	rising
25	Slovenia	3.1	2007	up 19.2%	rising
25	Slovenia	3.1	2007	up 19.2%	rising
28	Lithuania	2.1	2007	up 162.5%	rising
28	Lithuania	2.1	2007	up 162.5%	rising
30	Latvia	1.7	2007	up 183.3%	rising
30	Bulgaria	1.7	2007	up 88.9%	rising
30	Latvia	1.7	2007	up 183.3%	rising
33	Estonia	1.4	2007	up 133.3%	rising
33	Estonia	1.4	2007	up 133.3%	rising
35	Cyprus	1	2007	up 25.0%	rising
35	Iceland	1	2004	up 42.9%	rising
37	Malta	0.4	2007	unchanged	rising

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Indicator: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity - country weights
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 37 places, 439 data points, 1996–2007
Last refreshed: 01 November 2026