Labour productivity per person employed and hour worked (EU27_2020=100)

In 2018, Ireland's labour productivity per person employed and hour worked (eu27_2020=100) increased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 356.0.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 200.0.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 30.8% (from 272.2 in 2013).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem160, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.