Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Netherlands
Netherlands: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 101.42 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands is 101.42 Index, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Netherlands peaked at 105.22 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83.16 Index, in 1995.
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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 83.16 Index | — |
| 1996 | 84.5 Index | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 85.83 Index | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 87.61 Index | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 90.36 Index | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 91.36 Index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 91.2 Index | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.92 Index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.18 Index | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 95.21 Index | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 96.66 Index | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 96.7 Index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.45 Index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 97.05 Index | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 95.94 Index | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 97.65 Index | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 97.25 Index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 96.63 Index | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.27 Index | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 100.73 Index | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 101.44 Index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 101.91 Index | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 101.91 Index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 101.27 Index | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 101.37 Index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.46 Index | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 103.73 Index | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 104.75 Index | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 102.52 Index | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 103.7 Index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 105.22 Index | +1.5% |
| 2026 | 101.42 Index | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.29 Index | 83.16 Index | 90.36 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 94.57 Index | 90.92 Index | 98.45 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.94 Index | 96.63 Index | 101.91 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.97 Index | 99.46 Index | 105.22 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 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
- 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
- 10 Sweden 105.22 Index compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Netherlands?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Netherlands was 101.42 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 105.22 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.16 Index in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Netherlands ranks 7th out of 8 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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