Australia vs Finland: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 98.83 Index against 97.74 Index in Australia, a difference of 1.09 Index.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Finland ranks 18th of 23 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.78 Index | 51.95 Index | 13.83 Index | Australia |
| 1980s | 71.79 Index | 63.5 Index | 8.3 Index | Australia |
| 1990s | 80.53 Index | 84.4 Index | 3.86 Index | Finland |
| 2000s | 93.62 Index | 104.18 Index | 10.56 Index | Finland |
| 2010s | 102.29 Index | 107.08 Index | 4.79 Index | Finland |
| 2020s | 103.97 Index | 105.56 Index | 1.59 Index | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, Australia or Finland?
- Finland, at 98.83 Index against 97.74 Index in Australia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between Australia and Finland?
- 1.09 Index, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2026.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Australia ranks 21st and Finland ranks 18th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata