Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Denmark
Denmark: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 108.35 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Denmark, 1990–2026
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 Denmark is 108.35 Index, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Denmark peaked at 113.93 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 70.95 Index, in 1990.
That places Denmark 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70.95 Index | — |
| 1991 | 72.33 Index | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 76.49 Index | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 78.55 Index | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 81.69 Index | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 83.96 Index | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 84.88 Index | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 85.88 Index | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 87.33 Index | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 90.52 Index | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 93.38 Index | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 92.85 Index | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.77 Index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.63 Index | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 97.91 Index | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 98.39 Index | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 98.79 Index | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.34 Index | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.3 Index | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 95.3 Index | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.2 Index | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 99.27 Index | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 99.92 Index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 101.25 Index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 101.98 Index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 102.23 Index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 104.27 Index | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 105.66 Index | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 105.56 Index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 106.51 Index | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 107.16 Index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 113.12 Index | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 107.28 Index | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 108.37 Index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 111.58 Index | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 113.93 Index | +2.1% |
| 2026 | 108.35 Index | -4.9% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 108.35 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.38 Index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 108.35 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 | 81.26 Index | 70.95 Index | 90.52 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.87 Index | 92.77 Index | 99.34 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.48 Index | 98.2 Index | 106.51 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.97 Index | 107.16 Index | 113.93 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 2 Israel 118.11 Index compare
- 2 Türkiye 121.37 Index compare
- 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 Slovenia 109.1 Index compare
- 6 Estonia 103.39 Index compare
- 6 Czechia 107.98 Index compare
- 7 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
- 8 New Zealand 107.18 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Denmark
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -17.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.9574 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0149 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,148 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0121 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 838.16 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Denmark?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Denmark was 108.35 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 113.93 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.95 Index in 1990.
- How does Denmark rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Denmark ranks 5th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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