France vs Germany: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 102.26 Index against 101.07 Index in France, a difference of 1.19 Index.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.47 Index | 88.15 Index | 2.68 Index | Germany |
| 2000s | 95.78 Index | 96.03 Index | 0.2534 Index | Germany |
| 2010s | 102.78 Index | 100.8 Index | 1.98 Index | France |
| 2020s | 102.82 Index | 102.53 Index | 0.288 Index | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 102.26 Index against 101.07 Index in France as of 2026.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between France and Germany?
- 1.19 Index, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2026.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- France ranks 16th and Germany ranks 14th of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata