Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 105.89 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in United Kingdom, 1992–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom stood at 105.89 Index.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom peaked at 107.41 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.25 Index, in 1992.
United Kingdom ranks 9th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 75.25 Index | — |
| 1993 | 78.64 Index | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 81.56 Index | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 82.49 Index | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 84.5 Index | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 85.33 Index | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 87.52 Index | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 89.06 Index | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 91.68 Index | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 92.19 Index | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 92.54 Index | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.69 Index | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 95.88 Index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.89 Index | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 99 Index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 101.84 Index | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 97.66 Index | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 97.64 Index | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.56 Index | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 100.06 Index | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.21 Index | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 101.02 Index | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 101.56 Index | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 101.66 Index | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 103.44 Index | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 105.93 Index | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 105.41 Index | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 105.46 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.56 Index | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 107.1 Index | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 107.41 Index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 106.48 Index | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 106.17 Index | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 105.89 Index | -0.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 105.89 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 103.38 Index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 105.89 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 103.26 Index, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.04 Index | 75.25 Index | 89.06 Index | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.3 Index | 91.68 Index | 101.84 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.43 Index | 99.56 Index | 105.93 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.44 Index | 99.56 Index | 107.41 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom was 105.89 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 107.41 Index in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.25 Index in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- United Kingdom ranks 9th out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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