Labour productivity growth in Italy
Real output per hour worked in Italy changed by -0.5% in 2025.
Italy, 2025
-0.5%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
1.9%
Position in 2025
32nd of 32
Labour productivity growth in Italy over time
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% change on previous year. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Italy | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.5% | 1.3% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | 0.4% |
| 2023 | -2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | -0.9% | 0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | 1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | 0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | 0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | 0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | -0.6% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | 1.9% |
| 2010 | 2.1%b (break in time series) | 2.9% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1% | 0.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3% | 1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | 1.6% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | 1.0% |
| 2002 | -0.6% | 2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | 2.0% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from -1.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.2%, the figure has changed by −0.7 percentage points.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Italy has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.
More for Italy
All statistics for Italy
Real GDP growth
0.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
37.2 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in euro
€38,430p (Provisional) per person
2025 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in PPS
98 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP in euro
2,265,003 million €
2025 · Eurostat
Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted)
0.0%
Q3 2026 · Eurostat