Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 2 quarterly in Netherlands
Netherlands: Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 2 quarterly was 150.3 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly in Netherlands, 1999–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 150.3 for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly in 2026. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly in Netherlands peaked at 150.3 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 52.3, in 1999.
That places Netherlands 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Labour cost index by NACE: nominal value, quarterly … 2 quarterly in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 52.3 | — |
| 2000 | 57.1 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 57.6 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 60.6 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 63.7 | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 63.3 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 66.6 | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 69.9 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 72.5 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 75.1 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 75.9 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.9 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 84.3 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 84.4 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 85.3 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 88.2 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 91.6 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 92.3 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 96.1 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 95.9 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.1 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 106.5 | +8.6% |
| 2023 | 115.2 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 120.5 | +4.6% |
| 2025 | 126.2 | +4.7% |
| 2026 | 150.3 | +19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 66.23 | 57.1 | 75.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.69 | 76.6 | 96.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 116.1 | 95.9 | 150.3 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly in Netherlands?
- Labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly in Netherlands was 150.3 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 150.3 in 2026.
- What is the lowest labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.3 in 1999.
- How does Netherlands rank for labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly?
- Netherlands ranks 16th out of 36 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour cost index by nace rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour cost index by NACE Rev. 2 activity - nominal value, quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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