Germany Labour Productivity Growth

1992 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Germany Labour Productivity Growth

  • Germany Labour Productivity dropped by 0.38 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 0.09 % in the previous quarter
  • Germany Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1992 to Dec 2024, averaging at 0.81 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 11.59 % in Jun 2021 and a record low of -9.85 % in Jun 2020

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Productivity Index per Employed Person. Statistisches Bundesamt provides Productivity Index per Employed Person at 2020 prices

View Germany's Labour Productivity Growth from Mar 1992 to Dec 2024 in the chart:

Germany Labour Productivity Growth

What was Germany's Labour Productivity Growth in Dec 2024?

Germany Labour Productivity dropped by 0.38 % YoY in Dec 2024, compared with a growth of 0.09 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-0.38 Dec 2024 0.09 Sep 2024 -9.85 Jun 2020 11.59 Jun 2021 % quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2024

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 1.59 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2023
Algeria (%) 2.13 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Argentina (%) -4.29 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Armenia (%) 6.91 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) -1.36 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2024
Austria (%) -0.33 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 3.56 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 3.97 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Belarus (%) 3.86 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) 0.41 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Bolivia (%) 0.41 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.91 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Botswana (%) 7.48 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.53 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Brunei (%) 1.40 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 3.15 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) 0.47 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2024
Chile (%) -0.25 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2024
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) 0.16 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
Croatia (%) -1.53 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 0.27 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) -0.23 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2024
Denmark (%) 2.65 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (%) 1.76 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Egypt (%) 2.27 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 0.98 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
European Union (%) 0.67 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2024
Finland (%) 1.75 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
France (%) -0.13 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Georgia (%) 3.72 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Germany (%) -0.38 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2024
Ghana (%) 0.45 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Greece (%) 1.34 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 2.27 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2024
Hungary (%) 0.89 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Iceland (%) 0.23 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2024
India (%) 2.80 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Indonesia (%) 1.55 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Iran (%) 3.69 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Ireland (%) 6.43 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Israel (%) 5.35 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2024
Italy (%) 0.01 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.26 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Japan (%) 0.41 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2024
Jordan (%) 1.17 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Kazakhstan (%) 3.91 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) 0.50 2023 yearly 2011 - 2023
South Korea (%) 1.01 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2024
Kosovo (%) -6.22 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 1.60 2018 yearly 1992 - 2018
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.93 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Laos (%) 1.80 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Latvia (%) 0.85 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2024
Lebanon (%) 2.12 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 2.12 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Luxembourg (%) 0.02 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 1.46 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2024
North Macedonia (%) 1.27 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%) -1.72 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 2.41 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) -1.43 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%) 5.39 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 0.33 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2024
Moldova (%) 1.56 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 2.25 Dec 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%) 4.92 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 4.95 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Mozambique (%) 2.10 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Myanmar (%) -43.15 2022 yearly 1992 - 2022
Nepal (%) 1.46 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 1.13 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
New Zealand (%) -0.50 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) -0.90 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Oman (%) -4.24 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) 2.87 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 5.57 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Paraguay (%) 3.22 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) -0.87 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Philippines (%) 3.32 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Poland (%) 4.15 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Portugal (%) 1.00 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Qatar (%) -0.77 2023 yearly 2012 - 2023
Romania (%) 0.11 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 3.11 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) -3.93 2022 yearly 1971 - 2022
Serbia (%) 1.87 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 3.50 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Slovakia (%) 1.57 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Slovenia (%) 1.88 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%) -0.89 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 1.00 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 5.03 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 2.56 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.89 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2024

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Germany Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -36,143.132 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 284,977.075 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn) 2,977,160.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 62.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) 2,430.883 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) 2,930.494 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) 2,407.636 2029 yearly 1991 - 2029
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.950 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn) 16,600.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 133,768.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 11,662,105.086 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 70,563,086.779 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 50,287,310.837 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 117,167.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 8.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1951 - Jan 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 33,959,292.853 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 39,485,410.781 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 12,080.341 Dec 2024 monthly Sep 1977 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8,284.800 Jan 2025 monthly Jul 1990 - Jan 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 6,344.547 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12,947.837 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports cif (EUR mn) 112,323.771 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob (EUR mn) 125,080.953 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: YoY (%) 0.400 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: YoY (%) 2.500 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Imports cif: swda (EUR bn) 113.140 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports fob: swda (EUR bn) 129.170 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Trade Balance: swda (EUR bn) 16.030 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1950 - Jan 2025
Exports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 12,545,323.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 8,446,608.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Electrical Machinery, TV Image and Sound Reproducing (EUR th) 14,276,678.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Plastics & Articles Thereof (EUR th) 4,440,956.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 9,570,236.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Mineral Fuels & Oils, Bituminous Substances (EUR th) 9,942,246.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Pharmaceutical Products (EUR th) 5,258,596.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 12,277,980.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances (EUR th) 19,193,096.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Vehicles, Motorcycles & Bicycles (EUR th) 16,430,085.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,720,795.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Imports: SITC: Iron & Steel (EUR th) 1,543,056.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2024
Exports: United Kingdom (EUR th) 5,274,165.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: France (EUR th) 8,344,967.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: Italy (EUR th) 5,728,271.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports: China (EUR th) 12,364,245.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports: France (EUR th) 5,275,502.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports: Netherlands (EUR th) 7,280,084.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports: United States of America (EUR th) 6,861,899.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: Netherlands (EUR th) 8,902,851.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: United States of America (EUR th) 11,535,849.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Imports: Italy (EUR th) 5,249,672.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Exports: China (EUR th) 6,058,582.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Motor Vehicle Exports: Car (Unit) 281,200.000 Feb 2025 monthly Jul 2000 - Feb 2025
Exports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Photovoltaic Cells asse... (EUR th) 24,437.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Imports Value: HS: Photosensitive Semiconductor Devices, Light Emitting Diodes (... (EUR th) 54,496.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2022 - Dec 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 4,266.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 16,462.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Dec 2024
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.9 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -23,269.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -2.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 62,073.293 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3,698.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 43,784.072 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1971 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 7,116,790.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 146.1 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 2,596,306.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 55.6 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 604.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 310.516 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,690,638.874 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1957 - Sep 2024
DE: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 433,365.535 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023
DE: IIP: Assets (USD mn) 13,899,962.303 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
DE: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,274,923.803 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Insolvency (IN): No of Proceedings (NP) (Unit) 9,071.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
No of Business Registration (Unit) 75,524.000 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 2022 yearly 2005 - 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 50.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,805,920.004 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 4,036,552.006 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Jan 2025
M2 Growth (%) 3.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Jan 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 1.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 36,674.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.789 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 307,853.430 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Feb 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 6,280,471.610 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.3 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1998 - Jan 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,559,701.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 5.400 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 12.700 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,402.762 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1970 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 6,848.110 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1955 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,400,633.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 7,718,001.212 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 1.09 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1949 - Jan 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 74.35 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2024
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -5.3 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2025
Current Economic Situation Indicator: Germany: Balance (%) -88.500 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Economic Expectation Indicator: Germany (%) 26.000 Feb 2025 monthly Dec 1991 - Feb 2025
Leading Economic Index (2016=100) 87.300 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2024

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