Labour costs annual data - NACE Rev. 2

In 2025, Germany's labour costs annual data increased by 3.6% compared to 2024, reaching 34.5.

Germany accounts for 131.7% of the EU-27 total of 26.2.

Germany ranks 5th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 20.6% (from 28.6 in 2020).

Source: Eurostat dataset tps00173, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.