Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Czechia
Czechia: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 107.98 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Czechia, 1995–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Czechia is 107.98 Index, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Czechia peaked at 117.12 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65.85 Index, in 1995.
Czechia ranks 6th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 65.85 Index | — |
| 1996 | 67.75 Index | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 67.44 Index | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 69.16 Index | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 72.45 Index | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 75.2 Index | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 77.77 Index | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 77.9 Index | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 81.76 Index | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 86.59 Index | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 89.98 Index | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 94.54 Index | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 97.78 Index | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 94.49 Index | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 94.55 Index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2 Index | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 99.76 Index | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 97.69 Index | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 98.93 Index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 99.37 Index | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 102.96 Index | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 104.09 Index | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 108.69 Index | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 110.59 Index | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 114.75 Index | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 112.58 Index | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 115.08 Index | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 115.11 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 114.01 Index | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 115.55 Index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 117.12 Index | +1.4% |
| 2026 | 107.98 Index | -7.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 107.98 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.38 Index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 107.98 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.26 Index, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.53 Index | 65.85 Index | 72.45 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.06 Index | 75.2 Index | 97.78 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.5 Index | 97.69 Index | 114.75 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.92 Index | 107.98 Index | 117.12 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 3 Ireland 117.05 Index compare
- 3 Lithuania 118.14 Index compare
- 4 Latvia 111.2 Index compare
- 4 Switzerland 111.21 Index compare
- 5 Denmark 108.35 Index compare
- 5 Slovenia 109.1 Index compare
- 6 Estonia 103.39 Index compare
- 7 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
- 8 New Zealand 107.18 Index compare
- 9 United Kingdom 105.89 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Czechia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 103.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.3 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 323.73 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.2845 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0066 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 236.39 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Czechia?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Czechia was 107.98 Index in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 117.12 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.85 Index in 1995.
- How does Czechia rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Czechia ranks 6th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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