Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Euro area
Euro area: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 6.07 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Euro area, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
In 2025, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Euro area stood at 6.07 million National currency. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Euro area peaked at 6.07 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million National currency, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Euro area, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.19 million National currency | — |
| 1996 | 2.26 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.29 million National currency | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2.36 million National currency | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2.48 million National currency | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2.62 million National currency | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.73 million National currency | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.83 million National currency | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 2.90 million National currency | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.99 million National currency | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 3.08 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.22 million National currency | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.38 million National currency | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million National currency | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.52 million National currency | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.58 million National currency | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.67 million National currency | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.70 million National currency | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 3.74 million National currency | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 3.82 million National currency | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.94 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4.07 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.23 million National currency | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 4.41 million National currency | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.60 million National currency | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 4.50 million National currency | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 4.78 million National currency | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 5.14 million National currency | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 5.51 million National currency | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 5.82 million National currency | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 6.07 million National currency | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 million National currency | 2.19 million National currency | 2.48 million National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.08 million National currency | 2.62 million National currency | 3.54 million National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.98 million National currency | 3.58 million National currency | 4.60 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million National currency | 4.50 million National currency | 6.07 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Colombia 528.88 million National currency compare
- 1 Türkiye 17.67 million National currency compare
- 2 Croatia 39,900 National currency compare
- 2 Hungary 34.57 million National currency compare
- 3 Russian Federation 31.16 million National currency compare
- 4 Poland 1.39 million National currency compare
- 4 Mexico 8.31 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 429,858 National currency compare
- 5 Czechia 2.88 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 41,346 National currency compare
- 6 Sweden 2.59 million National currency compare
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -70.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 84.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Euro area?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Euro area was 6.07 million National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million National currency in 1995.
- How does Euro area rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Euro area ranks 3rd out of 9 groups with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org