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Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly data by country

Countries reporting
36
Highest
211.9 Index, 2020=100
Serbia
Lowest
111.6 Index, 2020=100
Italy
Median
148.3 Index, 2020=100
Years covered
31
1996–2026
Data points
916

What the numbers show

Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly data is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 211.9 Index, 2020=100 in Serbia; the lowest is 111.6 Index, 2020=100 in Italy.

The median across all reporting countries is 148.3 Index, 2020=100, and the mean is 151.87 Index, 2020=100.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 2 quarterly: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Serbia 211.9 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 166.5% rising
1 Serbia 211.9 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 166.5% rising
3 Bulgaria 200.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 179.9% volatile
4 Hungary 186.6 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 142.0% volatile
5 Lithuania 185.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 146.3% volatile
6 Croatia 179.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 109.0% rising
7 Lithuania 177.3 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 135.5% volatile
8 Poland 175.3 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 120.0% rising
9 Romania 174.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 171.0% volatile
10 Croatia 170.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 98.0% rising
11 Poland 168.6 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 111.5% rising
12 Latvia 164.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 120.9% volatile
13 Estonia 161.4 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 103.8% rising
14 Norway 160.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 96.0% rising
15 Slovenia 152 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 76.9% rising
16 Netherlands 150.3 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 70.4% rising
17 Estonia 149.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 89.1% rising
18 Slovenia 148.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 73.2% rising
19 Latvia 147.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 98.1% volatile
20 Slovakia 147.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 78.5% rising
21 Austria 143.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 52.4% rising
22 Slovakia 140.7 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 70.8% rising
23 Ireland 136 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 43.2% rising
24 Portugal 135 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 48.5% rising
25 Germany 134.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 42.2% rising
26 Greece 132.4 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 35.1% rising
27 Finland 131.9 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 47.5% rising
28 Czechia 128.8 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 64.3% rising
29 Malta 124.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 34.2% rising
30 Belgium 122.4 Index, 2020=100 2025 up 16.3% rising
31 Luxembourg 121.9 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 22.1% rising
31 Cyprus 121.9 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 18.8% rising
33 Spain 121.1 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 25.8% rising
34 Netherlands 120 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 36.1% rising
35 France 117.5 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 19.8% rising
36 Italy 111.6 Index, 2020=100 2026 up 5.4% rising

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Indicator
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly data
Unit
Index, 2020=100
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
36 places, 916 data points, 1996–2026
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