Labour productivity by main economic activity - Regions by country

About this data

Indicator

Labour productivity by main economic activity - Regions

Unit

US dollars per worker, PPP converted

Source

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Licence

OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)

Coverage

45 places, 1,131 data points, 1981–2024

Last refreshed

17 August 2026

<p>This dataset provides indicators on labour productivity, in large regions (TL2) and small regions (TL3).</p> <p><strong>Data source and definition</strong></p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Labour productivity is measured as gross value added per employment at place of work by main economic activity. Regional gross value added and employment data are collected from Eurostat for EU countries and from the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI) delegates or national statistical offices for other countries. To ensure comparability across time and countries, current-price data are converted into constant prices and PPPs. National deflators are used in this dataflow, constant prices measures based on regional deflators are available in the ROPI dataflows. See the&nbsp;<a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_regional_metadata.xlsx">Regional data sources</a>.</p> <p><strong>Definition of regions</strong></p> <p>Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3).&nbsp;See the&nbsp;<a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD_territorial-grid_TL2024.pdf">OECD Territorial grid</a>.</p> <p><strong>Use of economic data on small regions</strong></p> <p>TL3 regions are grouped into typologies based on shared characteristics. For economic analysis, TL3 regions belonging to the same Functional Urban Area (FUA) with more than 250,000 inhabitants are aggregated into a single metropolitan region to reduce distortions from commuting. See the&nbsp;<a href="https://webfs-cfe.oecd.org/files/.Stat/region/OECD%20Territorial%20correspondence%20-%20TL2024c.xlsx">OECD Territorial Correspondence Table</a>.</p> <p><strong>Cite this dataset</strong></p> <p>OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database&nbsp;<a href="http://oe.cd/geostats">http://oe.cd/geostats</a>.</p> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://regions-cities-atlas.oecd.org/">OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/oecd-regions-and-cities-at-a-glance-2024_f42db3bf-en.html">OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance</a></li> </ul> <p>For questions and/or comments, please email&nbsp;<a href="mailto:RegionStat@oecd.org">RegionStat@oecd.org</a>.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>