Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: 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 Northern Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 1.9% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
The figure is up 52.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Northern Europe peaked at 8.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.6%, in 2020.
Northern Europe ranks 15th 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -56.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +68.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +31.6% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -27.6% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +19.0% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -164.3% |
| 2009 | -2.3% | +97.4% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -227.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -74.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -62.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +57.1% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +156.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +359.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -78.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +107.3% |
| 2020 | -5.6% | -760.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -242.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -81.7% |
| 2023 | -0.9% | -161.6% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -236.7% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +52.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Northern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -760.0% | 0.8% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | -2.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -5.6% | 8.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 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
More economy & growth data for Northern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 6.84 million (2027)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.08 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.6681 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.29 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.5 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 57,638 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 51,132 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Northern Europe?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Northern Europe 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.6% in 2020.
- How does Northern Europe rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Northern Europe ranks 15th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern 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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