Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Europe and Northern America
Europe and Northern America: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Europe and Northern America, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe and Northern America stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe and Northern America peaked at 4.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2009.
That places Europe and Northern America 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -54.3% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -18.7% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +59.0% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +50.9% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -35.8% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -31.3% |
| 2008 | -0.1% | -108.8% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | +1010.0% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -333.3% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | -54.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -57.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +96.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +18.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -61.4% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +149.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | -1.0% | -187.4% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | -536.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -78.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +153.9% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -4.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Europe and Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -1010.0% | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | +536.5% | -1.0% | 4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | -1.0% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Northern America
- 13 India 5.1% compare
- 14 Tajikistan 5.0% compare
- 15 China 4.9% compare
- 16 Montenegro 4.8% compare
- 17 Poland 4.7% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.7% compare
- 19 Guinea 4.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe and Northern America
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 533,759 (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 11.5% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 1.9% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 11.3% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 41.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.0% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 1.4% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.1% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 0.4171 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe and Northern America?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe and Northern America was 1.9% 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 Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2009.
- How does Europe and Northern America rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Europe and Northern America ranks 16th out of 39 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe and Northern America 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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