Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Ireland
Ireland: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 117.05 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Ireland, 1995–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2026, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Ireland stood at 117.05 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Ireland peaked at 134.9 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.66 Index, in 1995.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.66 Index | — |
| 1996 | 49.91 Index | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 55.55 Index | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 56.59 Index | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 61.1 Index | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 63.92 Index | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 65.14 Index | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 68.86 Index | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 71.16 Index | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 71.21 Index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.69 Index | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 70.61 Index | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 72.05 Index | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 67.2 Index | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 71.08 Index | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 76.54 Index | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 77.61 Index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 77.92 Index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 78.18 Index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.81 Index | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 101.69 Index | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 105.89 Index | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 111.05 Index | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 111.43 Index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 113.59 Index | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 123.69 Index | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 128.35 Index | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 134.9 Index | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 121.86 Index | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 132.6 Index | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 132.97 Index | +0.3% |
| 2026 | 117.05 Index | -12.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 117.05 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.38 Index, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 117.05 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.26 Index, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.16 Index | 47.66 Index | 61.1 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 69.29 Index | 63.92 Index | 72.05 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.77 Index | 76.54 Index | 113.59 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.35 Index | 117.05 Index | 134.9 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 1 Poland 124.96 Index compare
- 1 Costa Rica 125.87 Index compare
- 2 Israel 118.11 Index compare
- 2 Türkiye 121.37 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
- 6 Czechia 107.98 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 374.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Ireland?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Ireland was 117.05 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 134.9 Index in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.66 Index in 1995.
- How does Ireland rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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