Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Germany

Germany: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 37,722 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
37,722
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 30 countries
All-time high
37,722
in 2025
All-time low
29,260
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Germany, 1991–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1991200820251991: 29.3k1992: 30.1k1993: 30.7k1994: 31.1k1995: 31.4k1996: 31.6k1997: 31.8k1998: 32.0k1999: 32.2k2000: 32.5k2001: 32.8k2002: 33.1k2003: 33.3k2004: 33.6k2005: 33.9k2006: 34.2k2007: 34.5k2008: 34.8k2009: 34.9k2010: 35.1k2011: 35.3k2012: 35.5k2013: 35.8k2014: 36.0k2015: 36.3k2016: 36.6k2017: 36.9k2018: 37.0k2019: 37.1k2020: 37.2k2021: 37.2k2022: 37.3k2023: 37.3k2024: 37.5k2025: 37.7k

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

The most recent figure for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Germany is 37,722, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Germany peaked at 37,722 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29,260, in 1991.

Germany ranks 25th of 30 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,125 29,260 32,215 9
2000s 33,760 32,479 34,936 10
2010s 36,172 35,100 37,136 10
2020s 37,352 37,171 37,722 6

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 22 France 40,793 compare
  2. 23 Austria 40,728 compare
  3. 24 United Kingdom 39,682 compare
  4. 26 Italy 35,625 compare
  5. 27 Spain 32,457 compare
  6. 28 Portugal 24,712 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Germany?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Germany was 37,722 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 37,722 in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 29,260 in 1991.
How does Germany rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Germany ranks 25th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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<div> May 2024 - The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. <br /> OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://webfs-eco.oecd.org/files/.Stat/EO115/EO115_Database_documentation.pdf">EO115 Database documentation</a> <li><a href="https://webfs-eco.oecd.org/files/.Stat/EO115/Last_Historical_observation_EO115.XLSX">EO115 Last historical points</a> </ul> <div style='visibility:hidden'>gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment</div> <div> OECD Economic Outlook website: <a href="https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/">https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/</a><br /> <b><i>Contact</i></b>: <a href="mailto:eco.outlook@oecd.org">eco.outlook@oecd.org</a><br /> <b><i>Keywords</i></b>: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP </div>