Denmark vs Euro area (20 countries): Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed

Denmark
108.35 Index
in 2026
Euro area (20 countries)
100.61 Index
in 2024
Denmark rank
5th
Euro area (20 countries) rank
8th

Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time

  • Denmark
  • Euro area (20 countries)
0255075100125199020082026

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 108.35 Index against 100.61 Index in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 7.74 Index.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Euro area (20 countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Euro area (20 countries) ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th of 23 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Euro area (20 countries) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Euro area (20 countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 86.51 Index 90.8 Index 4.29 Index Euro area (20 countries)
2000s 95.87 Index 96.8 Index 0.9292 Index Euro area (20 countries)
2010s 102.48 Index 101.76 Index 0.7217 Index Denmark
2020s 109.5 Index 102.81 Index 6.69 Index Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, Denmark or Euro area (20 countries)?
Denmark, at 108.35 Index against 100.61 Index in Euro area (20 countries) as of 2026.
What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between Denmark and Euro area (20 countries)?
7.74 Index, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Euro area (20 countries)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Euro area (20 countries) rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
Denmark ranks 5th and Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th 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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Indicator
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
33 places, 1,159 data points, 1964–2026
Last refreshed

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