DE · 2025 · tesem170

Nominal unit labour cost growth

Germany, 2025

Nominal unit labour cost growth
4.70
Germany, 2025
▼ 19.0% vs 2024 (5.80)
Analysis

In 2025, Germany's nominal unit labour cost growth decreased by 19.0% compared to 2024, reaching 4.70.

Germany accounts for 142.4% of the EU-27 total of 3.30.

Germany ranks 11th out of 25 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 23.7% (from 3.80 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tesem170, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#11 of 25
% of EU-27 total · 2025
142.4%
EU-27: 3.30
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2009 2025