PT · 2025 · tesem170

Nominal unit labour cost growth

Portugal, 2025

Nominal unit labour cost growth
5.30
Portugal, 2025
▼ 10.2% vs 2024 (5.90)
Analysis

In 2025, Portugal's nominal unit labour cost growth decreased by 10.2% compared to 2024, reaching 5.30.

Portugal accounts for 160.6% of the EU-27 total of 3.30.

Portugal ranks 8th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 39.1% (from 8.70 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#8 of 25
% of EU-27 total · 2025
160.6%
EU-27: 3.30
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2007 2025