Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data by country
Countries reporting
34
Highest
142.4 Index, 2021=100
Montenegro
Lowest
89 Index, 2021=100
Finland
Median
102.35 Index, 2021=100
Years covered
38
1989–2026
Data points
1,001
What the numbers show
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data is currently reported for 34 countries. The highest value is 142.4 Index, 2021=100 in Montenegro; the lowest is 89 Index, 2021=100 in Finland.
The median across all reporting countries is 102.35 Index, 2021=100, and the mean is 103.89 Index, 2021=100.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Montenegro (up 46.5%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 15.6%).
Labour input in wholesale and retail trade - quarterly data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montenegro | 142.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 118.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 114.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Croatia | 112.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 5 | Cyprus | 111.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 110.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 110 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 8 | Greece | 108.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 9 | Romania | 107 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 9 | Iceland | 107 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 106.5 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 12 | Ireland | 105.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 104 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Norway | 103.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | France | 102.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Netherlands | 102.7 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 102.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 102.3 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 101.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Belgium | 101.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 101 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 100.9 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 100.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Slovenia | 99.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 25 | Lithuania | 99.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Serbia | 98.8 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 27 | Sweden | 98.6 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 97.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 96.4 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 30 | Poland | 96.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 96 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Estonia | 93.2 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 91.1 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 89 Index, 2021=100 | 2026 | down 8.2% | falling |