European Union - Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security was 3.60 % 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: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2026. Historically, European Union - Labour cost index: Public administration and defence; compulsory social security reached a record high of 6.50 % year-on-year in March of 2024 and a record low of 0.10 % year-on-year in March of 2021.



Labour Cost Index: Public Administration And Defence; Compulsory Social Security
Country Last Previous Unit Reference
Bulgaria 12.80 16.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Hungary 10.90 11.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Croatia 10.60 7.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Poland 8.60 9.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Latvia 7.20 7.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Estonia 6.90 3.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Czech Republic 6.60 6.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Luxembourg 5.80 5.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Germany 5.80 6.10 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Ireland 4.60 4.40 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Netherlands 4.60 5.00 % year-on-year Sep 2025
Denmark 4.00 2.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Portugal 3.90 10.30 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Malta 3.90 -5.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Sweden 3.80 3.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Slovakia 3.70 5.60 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Cyprus 3.70 3.90 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Euro Area 3.30 3.00 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Belgium 3.10 3.20 % year-on-year Jun 2025
Spain 3.00 -1.70 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Finland 1.90 3.80 % year-on-year Dec 2025
Austria -2.30 -1.20 % year-on-year Dec 2025

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