Which country gets the most from one OEE point?

On the cost view, Switzerland: €16,433 a year on the reference line, because labour and electricity are both expensive there. Among EU countries with Eurostat data the top is Denmark at €15,402.

Why is an OEE point worth less in Central and Eastern Europe?

Because the hours it frees are cheaper: manufacturing labour costs €17.1 an hour in Poland against €49.5 in Germany. The gap is closing fast (Polish hourly labour cost rose 29.5% between 2023 and 2025) so the same point is worth more every year.

Is the value per point the same at every OEE level?

No. Each point is a smaller share of what the line already produces: from 60% to 61% saves 1/61 of planned time, from 80% to 81% only 1/81. Lines at low OEE get the most from each point.

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Country benchmark · 22 countries · data extracted 22 September 2026

What one OEE point is worth, country by country

The same line, the same formula, twenty-two national cost bases. One extra point of OEE frees planned hours; what those hours are worth depends on where the line stands.

In shortOn a two-shift reference line (3,600 planned hours, four operators per shift, 150 kW average load, starting at 60% OEE) one OEE point frees 59 line-hours a year. Priced at 2025 national costs, that is worth €16,433 in Switzerland and €2,652 in Türkiye: a factor of 6.2. The EU-27 average cost base gives €9,962.

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Planned production hours per year

Operators per shift

Average electrical load of the line (kW)

Current OEE (%)

Value of one OEE point per line and year, reference line, 2025 national costs, converted to euro
#	Country	Labour €/h	Electricity €/kWh	One OEE point, €/year	Value-added view, €/year
1	Switzerland *	60.7	0.2369	16,433	·
2	Denmark	55.0	0.2732	15,402	31,160
3	Austria	51.3	0.2159	14,021	15,533
4	Belgium *	51.5	0.1901	13,840	19,707
5	Germany	49.5	0.2369	13,782	14,640
6	Netherlands *	47.3	0.2192	13,106	21,640
7	France *	47.1	0.1488	12,436	·
8	Ireland *	42.4	0.2552	12,268	·
9	Sweden	47.2	0.1065	12,085	17,040
10	Finland	43.6	0.0846	11,041	15,520
11	Italy	32.8	0.2177	9,670	11,520
12	United Kingdom *	29.6	0.1961	8,733	·
13	Slovenia	29.8	0.1730	8,566	8,133
14	Spain	28.2	0.1431	7,924	10,453
15	Czechia	20.2	0.1980	6,521	6,640
16	Slovakia	19.3	0.2190	6,495	5,947
17	Poland	17.1	0.2140	5,931	5,267
18	Hungary	15.6	0.2340	5,754	5,160
19	Portugal	16.5	0.1482	5,207	6,280
20	Romania	12.0	0.2070	4,665	4,280
21	Bulgaria	10.2	0.1630	3,851	3,093
22	Türkiye *	8.2	0.0809	2,652	4,760

How to read the table

Cost view. One point of OEE means the same good output in fewer planned hours. The column prices those hours at the national manufacturing labour cost for the crew plus the line’s electricity. It is the right view when the plant is not sold out.
Value-added view. If the market takes the extra output, the same point is +1/60 more good output. The column values it at the country’s average manufacturing value added per person employed, for the eight people who staff two shifts. Shown only where Eurostat publishes a like-for-like series.
Different bases, flagged. France, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Türkiye use national or differently defined series; each country page states the basis and the date. Non-euro values are converted at 2025 ECB average rates.

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Which country gets the most from one OEE point?: On the cost view, Switzerland: €16,433 a year on the reference line, because labour and electricity are both expensive there. Among EU countries with Eurostat data the top is Denmark at €15,402.
Why is an OEE point worth less in Central and Eastern Europe?: Because the hours it frees are cheaper: manufacturing labour costs €17.1 an hour in Poland against €49.5 in Germany. The gap is closing fast (Polish hourly labour cost rose 29.5% between 2023 and 2025) so the same point is worth more every year.
Is the value per point the same at every OEE level?: No. Each point is a smaller share of what the line already produces: from 60% to 61% saves 1/61 of planned time, from 80% to 81% only 1/81. Lines at low OEE get the most from each point.

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Published by TEEPTRAK SAS, which makes production-monitoring and OEE software. The costs are public statistics; the reference line is an assumption, stated so you can change it.

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