Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Estonia
Estonia: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 103.39 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Estonia, 1993–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2026, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Estonia stood at 103.39 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Estonia peaked at 125.56 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.74 Index, in 1993.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 39.74 Index | — |
| 1994 | 40.84 Index | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 45.26 Index | +10.8% |
| 1996 | 49.9 Index | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 56.93 Index | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 57.38 Index | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 61.84 Index | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 67.25 Index | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 69.53 Index | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 75.17 Index | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 78.24 Index | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 85.4 Index | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 91.49 Index | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 96.81 Index | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 102.13 Index | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 90.64 Index | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 94.28 Index | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 97.73 Index | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 97.52 Index | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 101.11 Index | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 101.2 Index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 105.07 Index | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 104.36 Index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 108.71 Index | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 110.06 Index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 113.69 Index | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 115.44 Index | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 119.4 Index | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 125.56 Index | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 115.17 Index | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 111.85 Index | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 111.11 Index | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 113.14 Index | +1.8% |
| 2026 | 103.39 Index | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.27 Index | 39.74 Index | 61.84 Index | 7 |
| 2000s | 85.09 Index | 67.25 Index | 102.13 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.49 Index | 97.52 Index | 115.44 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.23 Index | 103.39 Index | 125.56 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 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 Czechia 107.98 Index compare
- 7 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
- 8 New Zealand 107.18 Index compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 105.89 Index compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Estonia?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Estonia was 103.39 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 125.56 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.74 Index in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Estonia ranks 6th out of 8 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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