Euro area (20 countries) vs Norway: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Euro area (20 countries)
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 107.89 Index against 100.61 Index in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 7.28 Index.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Euro area (20 countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Euro area (20 countries) ahead.
Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 8 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area (20 countries) averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area (20 countries) | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8 Index | 87.92 Index | 2.88 Index | Euro area (20 countries) |
| 2000s | 96.8 Index | 99.63 Index | 2.83 Index | Norway |
| 2010s | 101.76 Index | 102.92 Index | 1.15 Index | Norway |
| 2020s | 102.81 Index | 108.49 Index | 5.68 Index | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, Euro area (20 countries) or Norway?
- Norway, at 107.89 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 Euro area (20 countries) and Norway?
- 7.28 Index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (20 countries) and Norway?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Euro area (20 countries) and Norway rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th and Norway ranks 7th of 8 regions.
- 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