Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
1,000
Portugal
Lowest
1,000
Norway
Median
1,000
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
1,091
What the numbers show
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 1,000 in Portugal; the lowest is 1,000 in Norway.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,000, and the mean is 1,000.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 1,000 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 1,000 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,000 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1,000 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1,000 | 2019 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1,000 | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.