Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Switzerland
Switzerland: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 111.21 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Switzerland, 1995–2025
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 Switzerland is 111.21 Index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Switzerland peaked at 111.21 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 88.06 Index, in 1995.
Switzerland ranks 4th of 23 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 88.06 Index | — |
| 1996 | 88.94 Index | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 91.7 Index | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 91.79 Index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 94.85 Index | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 96.17 Index | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 94.78 Index | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 94.25 Index | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.79 Index | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 97.05 Index | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 99.56 Index | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 101.02 Index | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 102.03 Index | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 100.2 Index | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 100.97 Index | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 102.84 Index | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 100.44 Index | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 100.8 Index | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.93 Index | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 101.5 Index | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 102.19 Index | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 101.65 Index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 103.48 Index | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 104.89 Index | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 105.47 Index | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 105.12 Index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 109.81 Index | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 110.67 Index | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 109.2 Index | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 110.22 Index | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 111.21 Index | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.07 Index | 88.06 Index | 94.85 Index | 5 |
| 2000s | 98.18 Index | 94.25 Index | 102.03 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.42 Index | 100.44 Index | 105.47 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.37 Index | 105.12 Index | 111.21 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 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 Ireland 117.05 Index compare
- 3 Lithuania 118.14 Index compare
- 4 Latvia 111.2 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 Netherlands 101.42 Index compare
- 7 Norway 107.89 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 21,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,057 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,973 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,110 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Switzerland?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Switzerland was 111.21 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 111.21 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.06 Index in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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