Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 2.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Eastern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eastern Europe is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 39.0% on the previous year and up 577.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eastern Europe peaked at 6.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -3.5%, in 2009.
Eastern Europe ranks 14th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | -24.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | +87.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -27.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +48.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | -21.8% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -187.0% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -179.3% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +30.5% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -46.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -24.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -73.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +203.2% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +222.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +15.2% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -131.0% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | -596.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -89.5% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +298.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +60.0% |
| 2025 | 2.1% | -39.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Eastern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +596.2% | -1.0% | 5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | -3.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -1.0% | 5.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More economy & growth data for Eastern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 11.27 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.49 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 739,675 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 15,743 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 11,251 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.21 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.16 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 6.54 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.38 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 23.07 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eastern Europe?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Eastern Europe was 2.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.5% in 2009.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Eastern Europe ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 577.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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