Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Portugal
Portugal: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 103.38 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 103.38 Index, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Portugal peaked at 108.14 Index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.66 Index, in 1995.
That places Portugal 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 81.66 Index | — |
| 1996 | 83.6 Index | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 84.38 Index | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 86.46 Index | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 88.65 Index | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.67 Index | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 90.24 Index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 89.81 Index | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 91.28 Index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 92.04 Index | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 93.17 Index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 95.78 Index | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 97.55 Index | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 95.81 Index | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 97.18 Index | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 99.85 Index | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 99.99 Index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 100.32 Index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 101.07 Index | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 100.8 Index | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 100.1 Index | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 100.54 Index | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 100.52 Index | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 101.52 Index | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 103.65 Index | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 98.22 Index | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 103.74 Index | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 105.61 Index | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 106.12 Index | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 108.14 Index | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 107.17 Index | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 103.38 Index | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.95 Index | 81.66 Index | 88.65 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 93.25 Index | 89.67 Index | 97.55 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.84 Index | 99.85 Index | 103.65 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.63 Index | 98.22 Index | 108.14 Index | 7 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,807 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9908 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 31,787 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8769 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 28,131 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Portugal?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Portugal was 103.38 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 108.14 Index in 2024.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.66 Index in 1995.
- How does Portugal rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Portugal ranks 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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