Euro area (20 countries) vs United Kingdom: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Euro area (20 countries)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 105.89 Index against 100.61 Index in Euro area (20 countries), a difference of 5.28 Index.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Euro area (20 countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Euro area (20 countries) ahead.
Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 8 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area (20 countries) averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area (20 countries) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.8 Index | 85.78 Index | 5.02 Index | Euro area (20 countries) |
| 2000s | 96.8 Index | 96.3 Index | 0.4951 Index | Euro area (20 countries) |
| 2010s | 101.76 Index | 102.43 Index | 0.6696 Index | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 102.81 Index | 105.35 Index | 2.53 Index | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 105.89 Index against 100.61 Index in Euro area (20 countries) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between Euro area (20 countries) and United Kingdom?
- 5.28 Index, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area (20 countries) and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Euro area (20 countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Euro area (20 countries) ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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