Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
108,598
Switzerland
Lowest
14,060
Montenegro
Median
42,260
Years covered
51
1975–2025
Data points
1,268
What the numbers show
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 108,598 in Switzerland; the lowest is 14,060 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 42,260, and the mean is 45,624.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 108,598 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 92,757 | 2025 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 84,639 | 2025 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 74,042 | 2025 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 69,943 | 2025 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 68,799 | 2025 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 67,975 | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 64,605 | 2025 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 62,694 | 2025 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 58,370 | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 11 | France | 56,618 | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 55,925 | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 54,306 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 14 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 51,903 | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45,181 | 2019 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 16 | Italy | 43,675 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 17 | Slovenia | 42,493 | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 18 | Spain | 42,260 | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 19 | Malta | 36,001 | 2025 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 35,052 | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 21 | Estonia | 34,630 | 2025 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Lithuania | 32,421 | 2025 | up 144.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 32,322 | 2025 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 31,982 | 2025 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Croatia | 29,493 | 2025 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 28,941 | 2025 | up 105.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovakia | 28,297 | 2025 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 27,494 | 2025 | up 113.6% | rising |
| 29 | Romania | 23,477 | 2025 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 22,895 | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 31 | Hungary | 21,936 | 2025 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 19,682 | 2025 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Serbia | 17,496 | 2025 | up 153.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15,870 | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 35 | Montenegro | 14,060 | 2025 | up 63.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.