Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Europe
Europe: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 36.5% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe peaked at 5.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -4.4%, in 2020.
Europe ranks 20th of 38 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -39.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -72.8% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +137.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +103.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -44.6% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +87.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -30.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -101.9% |
| 2009 | -2.5% | +8133.3% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -196.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -33.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -99.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +6400.0% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +80.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +121.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -38.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +21.8% |
| 2020 | -4.4% | -455.3% |
| 2021 | 5.7% | -231.1% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | -66.5% |
| 2023 | -0.1% | -106.2% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -1150.0% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +36.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -8133.3% | -0.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | +6400.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2024 | +1150.0% | -0.1% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | -2.5% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -4.4% | 5.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Europe was 1.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.4% in 2020.
- How does Europe rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Europe ranks 20th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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