New Zealand vs Sweden: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- New Zealand
- Sweden
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 107.18 Index against 105.22 Index in Sweden, a difference of 1.96 Index.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.7 Index | 80.6 Index | 5.1 Index | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 95 Index | 95.55 Index | 0.5503 Index | Sweden |
| 2010s | 103.25 Index | 105.48 Index | 2.23 Index | Sweden |
| 2020s | 108.38 Index | 109.61 Index | 1.23 Index | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, New Zealand or Sweden?
- New Zealand, at 107.18 Index against 105.22 Index in Sweden as of 2026.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between New Zealand and Sweden?
- 1.96 Index, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and Sweden rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- New Zealand ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 10th 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