Compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100 i
30 countries with data for 2025 · Frequency: Annual · Unit: index EU27 = 100 · Basic
Source: Eurostat (nama_10_lp_ulc), retrieved 2026-10-16 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
EU27100.0
Euro area108.1
Spain96.1 13 of 30
Simple average90.3
Highest · 
Luxembourg153.5
Luxembourg153.5Lowest · 
Montenegro36.3
Montenegro36.3Trend
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Country ranking
| # | Country | Value | Year-on-year change | EU27 rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| · |  European Union (27) | 100.0 | 0.0% | — |
| · | Euro area (21) | 108.1 | -0.3% | — |
| · | Euro area (20, until 2025) | 109.1 | -0.3% | — |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 153.5 | -0.1% | 1/26 |
| 2 |  Belgium | 146.5 | -2.0% | 2/26 |
| 3 |  Netherlands | 131.3 | +0.6% | 3/26 |
| 4 |  Norway | 131.1 | -2.1% | — |
| 5 |  Germany | 130.0 | +0.9% | 4/26 |
| 6 |  Denmark | 127.6 | -0.6% | 5/26 |
| 7 |  France | 123.1 | +0.5% | 6/26 |
| 8 |  Austria | 122.2 | -2.2% | 7/26 |
| 9 |  Ireland | 116.8 | -1.2% | 8/26 |
| 10 |  Iceland | 115.9 | -0.9% | — |
| 11 |  Finland | 101.3 | +0.4% | 9/26 |
| 12 |  Slovenia | 98.7 | +2.8% | 10/26 |
| 13 |  Spain | 96.1 | 0.0% | 11/26 |
| 14 |  Sweden | 91.9 | -1.9% | 12/26 |
| 15 |  Italy | 89.7 | -2.0% | 13/26 |
| 16 |  Slovakia | 73.7 | +1.7% | 14/26 |
| 17 |  Estonia | 72.3 | +0.7% | 15/26 |
| 18 |  Czechia | 71.4 | +1.3% | 16/26 |
| 19 |  Malta | 70.7 | -1.1% | 17/26 |
| 20 |  Cyprus | 69.8 | -0.7% | 18/26 |
| 21 |  Lithuania | 69.0 | +1.2% | 19/26 |
| 22 |  Portugal | 64.4 | -1.1% | 20/26 |
| 23 |  Poland | 62.0 | +4.2% | 21/26 |
| 24 |  Bulgaria | 60.8 | +3.2% | 22/26 |
| 25 |  Romania | 60.4 | -2.4% | 23/26 |
| 26 |  Latvia | 59.7 | +0.5% | 24/26 |
| 27 |  Hungary | 59.0 | +0.5% | 25/26 |
| 28 |  Serbia | 55.6 | +5.1% | — |
| 29 |  Greece | 47.4 | -1.2% | 26/26 |
| 30 | Montenegro | 36.3 | +1.7% | — |
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About this indicator
- Which European country has the highest compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100?
- Luxembourg, with 153.5 in 2025. The EU27 figure is 100.0.
- Where does Spain rank?
- Spain: 96.1 in 2025, rank 13 of 30 countries.
- What does compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100 measure?
- Compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100, in index EU27 = 100. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100 data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset nama_10_lp_ulc («Labour productivity and unit labour costs - annual data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is compensation per hour worked in PPS, EU27 = 100 updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.
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