Estonia vs Latvia: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Estonia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 111.2 Index against 103.39 Index in Estonia, a difference of 7.81 Index.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 4th of 8 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.26 Index | 49.26 Index | 5 Index | Estonia |
| 2000s | 85.09 Index | 82.32 Index | 2.78 Index | Estonia |
| 2010s | 105.49 Index | 106.37 Index | 0.8801 Index | Latvia |
| 2020s | 114.23 Index | 118.19 Index | 3.96 Index | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, Estonia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 111.2 Index against 103.39 Index in Estonia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between Estonia and Latvia?
- 7.81 Index, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2026.
- How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Estonia ranks 6th and Latvia ranks 4th of 8 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