Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Spain
Spain: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 98.44 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 98.44 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Spain peaked at 103.6 Index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 92.47 Index, in 2005.
That places Spain 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 93.98 Index | — |
| 1996 | 94.13 Index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 94.87 Index | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 94.17 Index | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 93.97 Index | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 93.59 Index | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 94.44 Index | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 94.55 Index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.82 Index | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 93.21 Index | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 92.47 Index | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 92.64 Index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.33 Index | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 94.22 Index | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.28 Index | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 98.22 Index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.61 Index | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 100.78 Index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 101.23 Index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 101.57 Index | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 102.97 Index | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 103.08 Index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 103.5 Index | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 103.6 Index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 102.7 Index | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 97.95 Index | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 101.15 Index | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 102.9 Index | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 101.31 Index | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 102.5 Index | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 102.99 Index | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 98.44 Index | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.23 Index | 93.97 Index | 94.87 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 93.96 Index | 92.47 Index | 97.28 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.73 Index | 98.22 Index | 103.6 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.03 Index | 97.95 Index | 102.99 Index | 7 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8019 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 30,976 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7084 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 27,365 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.6759 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Spain?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Spain was 98.44 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 103.6 Index in 2018.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.47 Index in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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