Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden
Sweden: Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights was 1,000 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1,000
in 1999
All-time low
1,000
in 1999
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden is 1,000, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden peaked at 1,000 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1999.
That places Sweden 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,000 | — |
| 2000 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 1,000 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,000, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 1,000 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,000, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 1 Austria 1,000 compare
- 1 Belgium 1,000 compare
- 1 Bulgaria 1,000 compare
- 1 Cyprus 1,000 compare
- 1 Czechia 1,000 compare
- 1 Germany 1,000 compare
- 1 Denmark 1,000 compare
- 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 compare
- 1 Estonia 1,000 compare
- 1 Greece 1,000 compare
- 1 Spain 1,000 compare
- 1 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 1,000 compare
- 1 Finland 1,000 compare
- 1 France 1,000 compare
- 1 Croatia 1,000 compare
- 1 Hungary 1,000 compare
- 1 Ireland 1,000 compare
- 1 Iceland 1,000 compare
- 1 Italy 1,000 compare
- 1 Lithuania 1,000 compare
- 1 Luxembourg 1,000 compare
- 1 Latvia 1,000 compare
- 1 Malta 1,000 compare
- 1 Netherlands 1,000 compare
- 1 Norway 1,000 compare
- 1 Poland 1,000 compare
- 1 Portugal 1,000 compare
- 1 Romania 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovenia 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovakia 1,000 compare
- 1 Türkiye 1,000 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1,000 compare
- 1 Estonia 1,000 compare
- 1 Croatia 1,000 compare
- 1 Lithuania 1,000 compare
- 1 Latvia 1,000 compare
- 1 Netherlands 1,000 compare
- 1 Poland 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovenia 1,000 compare
- 1 Slovakia 1,000 compare
- 1 United Kingdom 1,000 compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights in Sweden was 1,000 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1,000 in 1999.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1999.
- How does Sweden rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights?
- Sweden ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - item weights rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - item weights. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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