Labour productivity growth in Greece

Real output per hour worked in Greece changed by 2.1% in 2025.

Measure: Labour productivity growth per hour worked Unit: % change on previous year Data: 1996 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Greece, 2025 2.1%p (Provisional) % change on previous year
Change from 2024 +1.6percentage points 2024: 0.5%
European Union, 2025 1.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 12th of 32 See the full ranking

Labour productivity growth in Greece over time

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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Labour productivity growth per hour worked (% change on previous year), 2001 to 2025
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2025 2.1%p (provisional) 1.3%
2024 0.5%p (provisional) 0.4%
2023 -0.3%p (provisional) -0.8%
2022 -0.1% 0.4%
2021 -3.2% 0.6%
2020 3.0% 1.4%
2019 2.4% 0.8%
2018 -3.1% 0.8%
2017 1.8% 1.8%
2016 -3.7% 0.4%
2015 3.6% 1.5%
2014 -0.3% 0.7%
2013 -2.0% 0.9%
2012 -6.4% 0.5%
2011 -6.8% 1.9%
2010 -0.2% 2.9%
2009 -2.3% -1.1%
2008 -0.6% -0.3%
2007 2.7% 0.9%
2006 5.2% 1.7%
2005 -2.2% 1.2%
2004 3.5% 1.6%
2003 4.7% 1.0%
2002 2.7% 2.0%
2001 4.8% 2.0%

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.6 percentage points from 0.5% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 3.6%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 12th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
nama_10_lp_ulc · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A na_item=RLPR_HW unit=PCH_PRE
Observation period
1996 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat