Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 107.41 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75.25 Index, in 1992.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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% |
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 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.459 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 26,440 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5154 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 29,689 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.25 Index in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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