Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Germany
Germany: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 102.26 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Germany, 1991–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Germany is 102.26 Index, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Germany peaked at 104.2 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.84 Index, in 1991.
Germany ranks 14th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Germany, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 82.84 Index | — |
| 1992 | 85.08 Index | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 85.66 Index | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 87.68 Index | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 88.09 Index | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 89.72 Index | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 91.14 Index | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 91.06 Index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 92.05 Index | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 91.79 Index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 93.59 Index | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 94.49 Index | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 95.03 Index | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 95.47 Index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 96.53 Index | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 100.14 Index | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 100.52 Index | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.45 Index | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 95.3 Index | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 98.7 Index | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 99.55 Index | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.41 Index | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 98.82 Index | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 100.53 Index | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 101.5 Index | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 101.6 Index | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 103.54 Index | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 102.77 Index | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 102.64 Index | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 102.75 Index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 104.2 Index | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 103.3 Index | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 101.82 Index | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 101.36 Index | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 102.04 Index | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 102.26 Index | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.15 Index | 82.84 Index | 92.05 Index | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.03 Index | 91.79 Index | 100.52 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.8 Index | 98.41 Index | 103.54 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.53 Index | 101.36 Index | 104.2 Index | 7 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9049 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 48,446 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 0.0855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.6533 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Germany?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Germany was 102.26 Index in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.84 Index in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 23 countries with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata