Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity by country

Name: Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity
Creator: Eurostat
License: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)

Countries reporting

Highest

4,918

Luxembourg

Lowest

287.4

Bulgaria

Median

1,134

Years covered

1995–2008

Data points

268

What the numbers show

Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 4,918 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 287.4 in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,134, and the mean is 1,918.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 17.

Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Luxembourg	4,918	2008	—	rising
2	Belgium	4,103	2008	—	rising
3	Finland	3,885	2008	up 23.0%	rising
4	Germany	3,853	2007	up 21.5%	rising
5	Austria	3,850	2008	up 14.5%	rising
6	United Kingdom	3,584	2007	up 32.8%	rising
6	United Kingdom	3,584	2007	up 32.8%	rising
8	Cyprus	2,516	2008	up 65.4%	rising
9	Spain	2,284	2007	up 13.1%	rising
10	Slovenia	1,871	2007	up 53.5%	rising
10	Slovenia	1,871	2007	up 53.5%	rising
12	Portugal	1,854	2008	—	rising
13	Malta	1,371	2007	up 9.6%	rising
14	Estonia	1,134	2008	up 223.3%	rising
14	Estonia	1,134	2008	up 223.3%	rising
16	Czechia	1,126	2007	up 157.3%	rising
17	Hungary	1,104	2007	—	rising
18	Poland	983.2	2007	up 98.1%	rising
18	Poland	983.2	2007	up 98.1%	rising
20	Latvia	865.2	2008	up 237.7%	rising
20	Latvia	865.2	2008	up 237.7%	rising
22	Slovakia	842.3	2007	up 134.3%	rising
22	Slovakia	842.3	2007	up 134.3%	rising
24	Lithuania	759.7	2007	up 99.2%	rising
24	Lithuania	759.7	2007	up 99.2%	rising
26	Romania	548.7	2007	up 273.3%	rising
27	Bulgaria	287.4	2007	up 66.0%	rising

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Indicator: Monthly labour costs by NACE Rev. 1.1 activity
Source: Eurostat
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage: 27 places, 268 data points, 1995–2008
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026