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Labour productivity growth in Netherlands

Real output per hour worked in Netherlands changed by 2.1% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2010.

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”.
Netherlands, 2025 2.1%p (Provisional) % change on previous year
Change from 2024 +2.7percentage points 2024: -0.6%
European Union, 2025 1.3% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 1.9% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 13th of 32 See the full ranking

Labour productivity growth in Netherlands 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 NetherlandsEuropean Union
2025 2.1%p (provisional) 1.3%
2024 -0.6%p (provisional) 0.4%
2023 -1.8% -0.8%
2022 1.1% 0.4%
2021 1.6% 0.6%
2020 0.4% 1.4%
2019 -0.3% 0.8%
2018 -0.4% 0.8%
2017 0.4% 1.8%
2016 0.0% 0.4%
2015 1.3% 1.5%
2014 0.9% 0.7%
2013 0.9% 0.9%
2012 -0.1% 0.5%
2011 0.9% 1.9%
2010 2.1% 2.9%
2009 -2.2% -1.1%
2008 0.5% -0.3%
2007 1.0% 0.9%
2006 1.6% 1.7%
2005 2.4% 1.2%
2004 1.7% 1.6%
2003 1.3% 1.0%
2002 0.8% 2.0%
2001 1.0% 2.0%

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

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In short

  • That is a change of +2.7 percentage points from -0.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 1.3%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.3%.

More for Netherlands

All statistics for Netherlands
Real GDP growth 1.6% 2025 · Eurostat Usual weekly working hours 31.5 hours per week 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in euro €64,710p (Provisional) per person 2025 · Eurostat GDP per capita in PPS 136 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat GDP in euro 1,170,579 million € 2025 · Eurostat Quarterly GDP growth (seasonally adjusted) 0.6%p (Provisional) Q3 2026 · Eurostat

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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 Netherlands
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat