Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Greece
Greece: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 91.25 Index in 2026. ▼ Falling
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Greece, 1995–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Greece recorded 91.25 Index for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Greece peaked at 125.52 Index in 2006 and was at its lowest, 91.25 Index, in 2026.
That places Greece 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Greece, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 96.02 Index | — |
| 1996 | 97.31 Index | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 101.72 Index | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 99.34 Index | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 103.78 Index | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 106.27 Index | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 110.69 Index | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 110.53 Index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 116.89 Index | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 118.19 Index | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 118.48 Index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 125.52 Index | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 124.19 Index | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 123.49 Index | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 121.97 Index | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 115.06 Index | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 106.94 Index | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 104.15 Index | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 102.87 Index | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 100.09 Index | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 103.42 Index | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 100.64 Index | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 100.59 Index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.86 Index | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 98.87 Index | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.23 Index | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 94.54 Index | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 97.45 Index | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 97.51 Index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9 Index | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 100.51 Index | +1.6% |
| 2026 | 91.25 Index | -9.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 91.25 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.38 Index, 88% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Greece's 91.25 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.26 Index, 88% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.63 Index | 96.02 Index | 103.78 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 117.62 Index | 106.27 Index | 125.52 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.05 Index | 97.86 Index | 115.06 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.06 Index | 91.25 Index | 100.51 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Greece?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Greece was 91.25 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 125.52 Index in 2006.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.25 Index in 2026.
- How does Greece rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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