Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth
Percentage change from the previous year in real labour productivity per hour worked: gross domestic product in chain-linked volumes divided by total hours worked by all employed people.
From the national accounts (ESA 2010). Ireland's GDP, and with it its productivity, is inflated and made volatile by the activities of multinational companies, notably the move of intellectual property to Ireland in 2015.
Key facts
- Real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth in the European Union (27) was 1.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission.
- Ireland had the highest real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth of 26 EU countries in 2025, at 6.2%, and Italy the lowest, at -0.5%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.
- Published for 27 places, with figures from 2000 to 2025.
Rankings
EU countries by real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth, 2025
Places with data
World, EU and euro area
Countries
- Germany
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Poland
- Romania
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Czechia
- Portugal
- Ireland
- Slovenia
- Slovakia
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Lithuania
Use this data in your AI agent
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Which places have the highest real labour productivity per hour worked, annual growth? Use official data and cite it.
rank_places {"indicator":"real_labour_productivity_per_hour_growth","level":"country","within":"European Union (27)"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/rank?indicator=real_labour_productivity_per_hour_growth&level=country&within=European%20Union%20(27)