Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Sweden
Sweden: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 105.22 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Sweden, 1993–2026
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 Sweden is 105.22 Index, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Sweden peaked at 113.59 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72.47 Index, in 1993.
Sweden ranks 10th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 72.47 Index | — |
| 1994 | 76.16 Index | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 77.87 Index | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 79.97 Index | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 84.09 Index | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 85.75 Index | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 87.91 Index | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 88.74 Index | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 88.01 Index | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 89.59 Index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 92.44 Index | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 96.85 Index | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 99.25 Index | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 101.77 Index | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 102.7 Index | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 97.05 Index | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 99.07 Index | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 104.88 Index | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 102.33 Index | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 101.79 Index | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 103.19 Index | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 103.94 Index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 107.62 Index | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 107.62 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 106.7 Index | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 107.03 Index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 109.75 Index | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 109.47 Index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 112.16 Index | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 107.95 Index | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 107.22 Index | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 111.65 Index | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 113.59 Index | +1.7% |
| 2026 | 105.22 Index | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6 Index | 72.47 Index | 87.91 Index | 7 |
| 2000s | 95.55 Index | 88.01 Index | 102.7 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.48 Index | 101.79 Index | 109.75 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.61 Index | 105.22 Index | 113.59 Index | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 7 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
- 8 New Zealand 107.18 Index compare
- 9 United Kingdom 105.89 Index compare
- 11 Hungary 104.89 Index compare
- 12 Portugal 103.38 Index compare
- 13 Belgium 103.15 Index compare
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 67,555 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2103 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 13,279 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.133 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 2.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 130,407 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0987 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Sweden?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Sweden was 105.22 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 113.59 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.47 Index in 1993.
- How does Sweden rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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