Resource productivity in Germany
Germany: Resource productivity was 4.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.4
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4.4
in 2025
All-time low
1.48
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Resource productivity in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, resource productivity in Germany stood at 4.4. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, resource productivity in Germany peaked at 4.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 2000.
Germany ranks 9th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Resource productivity in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.48 | — |
| 2001 | 1.62 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 1.71 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.74 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.81 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 1.86 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 1.96 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 2.02 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.04 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 2.13 | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.21 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 2.26 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.31 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.47 | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 2.53 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.61 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.79 | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 2.97 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.98 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.5 | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 4.11 | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 4.4 | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 4.4 | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 4.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.15, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Germany's 4.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 1.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.48 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.44 | 2.1 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 | 2.98 | 4.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 148.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 654.77 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 478.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is resource productivity in Germany?
- Resource productivity in Germany was 4.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest resource productivity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest resource productivity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for resource productivity?
- Germany ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is resource productivity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Resource productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).