Norway vs Sweden: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 107.89 Index against 105.22 Index in Sweden, a difference of 2.67 Index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 10th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.92 Index | 83.12 Index | 4.8 Index | Norway |
| 2000s | 99.63 Index | 95.55 Index | 4.08 Index | Norway |
| 2010s | 102.92 Index | 105.48 Index | 2.57 Index | Sweden |
| 2020s | 108.6 Index | 109.61 Index | 1.01 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, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 107.89 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 Norway and Sweden?
- 2.67 Index, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2026.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Norway ranks 7th 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