Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Switzerland

Switzerland: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 71,927 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
71,927
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 30 countries
All-time high
71,927
in 2025
All-time low
49,051
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Switzerland, 1985–2025

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1985200520251985: 49.1k1986: 49.3k1987: 49.5k1988: 49.8k1989: 50.1k1990: 50.4k1991: 50.7k1992: 51.1k1993: 51.5k1994: 52.0k1995: 52.5k1996: 53.1k1997: 53.9k1998: 54.6k1999: 55.4k2000: 56.2k2001: 57.0k2002: 57.8k2003: 58.5k2004: 59.3k2005: 60.0k2006: 60.7k2007: 61.4k2008: 62.0k2009: 62.5k2010: 63.0k2011: 63.5k2012: 63.9k2013: 64.3k2014: 64.8k2015: 65.3k2016: 65.8k2017: 66.4k2018: 67.0k2019: 67.6k2020: 68.3k2021: 69.0k2022: 69.7k2023: 70.5k2024: 71.2k2025: 71.9k

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

In 2025, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Switzerland stood at 71,927. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Switzerland peaked at 71,927 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49,051, in 1985.

That places Switzerland 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Switzerland, 1985 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1985 49,051
1986 49,290 +0.5%
1987 49,537 +0.5%
1988 49,801 +0.5%
1989 50,085 +0.6%
1990 50,390 +0.6%
1991 50,719 +0.7%
1992 51,086 +0.7%
1993 51,499 +0.8%
1994 51,971 +0.9%
1995 52,517 +1.0%
1996 53,147 +1.2%
1997 53,856 +1.3%
1998 54,625 +1.4%
1999 55,428 +1.5%
2000 56,235 +1.5%
2001 57,022 +1.4%
2002 57,784 +1.3%
2003 58,527 +1.3%
2004 59,264 +1.3%
2005 59,995 +1.2%
2006 60,706 +1.2%
2007 61,377 +1.1%
2008 61,993 +1.0%
2009 62,545 +0.9%
2010 63,038 +0.8%
2011 63,483 +0.7%
2012 63,911 +0.7%
2013 64,341 +0.7%
2014 64,789 +0.7%
2015 65,268 +0.7%
2016 65,788 +0.8%
2017 66,352 +0.9%
2018 66,962 +0.9%
2019 67,616 +1.0%
2020 68,304 +1.0%
2021 69,022 +1.1%
2022 69,742 +1.0%
2023 70,466 +1.0%
2024 71,194 +1.0%
2025 71,927 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 49,553 49,051 50,085 5
1990s 52,524 50,390 55,428 10
2000s 59,545 56,235 62,545 10
2010s 65,155 63,038 67,616 10
2020s 70,109 68,304 71,927 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 13 Romania 88,933 compare
  2. 14 Luxembourg 82,096 compare
  3. 15 United States of America 79,902 compare
  4. 17 Canada 62,792 compare
  5. 18 New Zealand 56,721 compare
  6. 19 Belgium 48,838 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Switzerland?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Switzerland was 71,927 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 71,927 in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 49,051 in 1985.
How does Switzerland rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Switzerland ranks 16th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP