{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"lt-labour-cost-index","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-labour-cost-index","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/lt-labour-cost-index/","title":"Lithuania Labour Cost Index (2025)","description":"Lithuania's Labour Cost Index: 171.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025, +8.9% YoY. Eurostat (LC_LCI_R2_A), 2008–2025.","domain":"prices","category":"Prices & Inflation","keywords":["Prices & Inflation","Eurostat","Lithuania","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Lithuania","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"Index (2016=100)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Lithuania Labour Cost Index","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LC_LCI_R2_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Lithuania"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Lithuania (2025)","value":"171.8","unit":"Index (2016=100)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+8.9% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+8.9%","unit":"Index (2016=100)"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Lithuania Labour Cost Index"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":60.4},{"period":"2009","value":57.8},{"period":"2010","value":54.9},{"period":"2011","value":56.5},{"period":"2012","value":59.1},{"period":"2013","value":62.7},{"period":"2014","value":65.1},{"period":"2015","value":68.5},{"period":"2016","value":73.6},{"period":"2017","value":80.2},{"period":"2018","value":88.4},{"period":"2019","value":93},{"period":"2020","value":100},{"period":"2021","value":112},{"period":"2022","value":126.8},{"period":"2023","value":142.4},{"period":"2024","value":157.7},{"period":"2025","value":171.8}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"Index (2016=100)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"171.8","yoyChange":"+8.9%"},{"year":"2024","value":"157.7","yoyChange":"+10.7%"},{"year":"2023","value":"142.4","yoyChange":"+12.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"126.8","yoyChange":"+13.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"112.0","yoyChange":"+12.0%"},{"year":"2020","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+7.5%"},{"year":"2019","value":"93.0","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2018","value":"88.4","yoyChange":"+10.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"80.2","yoyChange":"+9.0%"},{"year":"2016","value":"73.6","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"68.5","yoyChange":"+5.2%"},{"year":"2014","value":"65.1","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"62.7","yoyChange":"+6.1%"},{"year":"2012","value":"59.1","yoyChange":"+4.6%"},{"year":"2011","value":"56.5","yoyChange":"+2.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"54.9","yoyChange":"-5.0%"},{"year":"2009","value":"57.8","yoyChange":"-4.3%"},{"year":"2008","value":"60.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the nominal labour cost index (wages + non-wage costs) across the business economy (NACE B-S) in Lithuania from 2008 to present, indexed to 2016=100. Labour costs are the primary driver of service-sector inflation and manufacturing location decisions. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 171.8 Index (2016=100) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 54.9 in 2010. The latest reading of 171.8 in 2025 represents a change of +14.1."}]}