European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy was 3.70 % year-on-year in December of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Business economy reached a record high of 6.20 % year-on-year in December of 2022 and a record low of -0.20 % year-on-year in June of 2021.
Labour Cost Index: Business Economy
| Country |
Last |
Previous |
Unit |
Reference |
| Bulgaria |
14.20 |
12.00 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Slovenia |
13.10 |
1.10 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Croatia |
11.50 |
11.40 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Romania |
9.10 |
8.90 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Lithuania |
8.50 |
8.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Hungary |
8.30 |
7.90 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Portugal |
8.30 |
5.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Poland |
8.00 |
7.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Latvia |
8.00 |
3.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Greece |
8.00 |
9.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Czech Republic |
7.80 |
6.40 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Slovakia |
6.20 |
5.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Estonia |
5.60 |
8.70 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Netherlands |
4.90 |
5.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Spain |
4.50 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Austria |
4.30 |
2.90 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Belgium |
3.60 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Jun 2025 |
| Sweden |
3.30 |
3.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Euro Area |
3.20 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Ireland |
2.90 |
2.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Denmark |
2.80 |
2.80 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Finland |
2.50 |
3.30 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Italy |
2.50 |
2.40 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg |
2.40 |
4.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus |
2.40 |
3.20 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| France |
2.40 |
2.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Germany |
2.30 |
3.50 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |
| Malta |
0.90 |
0.60 |
% year-on-year |
Dec 2025 |