Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Germany
Germany: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 2.03 million National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Germany is 2.03 million National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Germany peaked at 2.03 million National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 710,819 National currency, in 1991.
Germany ranks 7th of 26 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Germany, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 710,819 National currency | — |
| 1992 | 771,379 National currency | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 792,498 National currency | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 806,695 National currency | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 834,167 National currency | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 842,838 National currency | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 841,721 National currency | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 859,139 National currency | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 884,665 National currency | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 916,951 National currency | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 934,601 National currency | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 942,572 National currency | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 944,549 National currency | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 951,450 National currency | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 950,170 National currency | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 966,269 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 998,288 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.04 million National currency | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million National currency | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million National currency | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.12 million National currency | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.17 million National currency | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million National currency | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.26 million National currency | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.31 million National currency | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.37 million National currency | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.43 million National currency | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million National currency | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.57 million National currency | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million National currency | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.62 million National currency | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million National currency | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million National currency | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.94 million National currency | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 2.03 million National currency | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 815,991 National currency | 710,819 National currency | 884,665 National currency | 9 |
| 2000s | 968,653 National currency | 916,951 National currency | 1.04 million National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.30 million National currency | 1.07 million National currency | 1.57 million National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million National currency | 1.56 million National currency | 2.03 million National currency | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 Poland 1.39 million National currency compare
- 4 Mexico 8.31 million National currency compare
- 5 Netherlands 429,858 National currency compare
- 5 Czechia 2.88 million National currency compare
- 6 Lithuania 41,346 National currency compare
- 6 Sweden 2.59 million National currency compare
- 7 Slovenia 31,854 National currency compare
- 8 Latvia 18,389 National currency compare
- 8 Norway 1.86 million National currency compare
- 9 Estonia 15,850 National currency compare
- 9 Denmark 1.46 million National currency compare
- 10 Canada 1.41 million National currency compare
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0201 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,218 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2251 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,621 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Germany?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Germany was 2.03 million National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 million National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 710,819 National currency in 1991.
- How does Germany rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. 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 Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org