Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Germany
Germany: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.6% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4,000.0% on the previous year and up 134.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Germany peaked at 3.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2009.
That places Germany 99th out of 200 countries 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -41.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -75.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +45.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +486.7% |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -113.3% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -594.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -26.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4% | -131.5% |
| 2009 | -5.2% | +1212.5% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -158.9% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | -52.4% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | -142.2% |
| 2013 | -0.5% | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -314.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -39.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +130.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -89.9% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -152.9% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | +2188.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -283.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -95.0% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -1057.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -102.2% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +4000.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -5.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -0.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -2.1% | 3.8% | 6 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.4708 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 28,480 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.3985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 24,108 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7571 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Germany?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Germany was 1.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2009.
- How does Germany rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Germany ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Germany 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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