According to preliminary data for 2025, the gross domestic product (GDP) per employed person increased by 0.9% in real terms compared to the previous year.
The number of persons employed in the economy was 3 595.5 thousands and the total number of hours worked was 5 785.7 million. The structure of employment by economic sector in 2025 compared to 2024 showed an increase in the relative share of the service sector and a decrease in the relative share of the agricultural and industrial sectors.
GDP per person employed was 32 267.3 euro and GDP per hour worked was 20.1 euro.
Gross value added per person employed increased in 2025 in real terms by 0.3% and per hour worked increased in real terms by 1.4% compared to the previous year 2024.
According to preliminary data for 2025, GVA per person employed in service sector was 29 869.2 euro and GVA per hour worked was 18.2 euro. In industrial sector GVA per person employed was 28 703.7 euro and GVA per hour worked was 17.2 euro. The lowest labour productivity was in agricultural sector - 5 997.5 euro GVA per person employed and 4.4 euro per hour worked.
Quarterly changes in the fourth quarter of 2025
According to preliminary data, in the fourth quarter of 2025, the gross domestic product (GDP) per employed person increased by 0.6% in real terms, compared to the corresponding period in 2024.
The number of persons employed in the economy in the fourth quarter of 2025 was 3 504.5 thousands and the total number of hours worked was 1 451.8 million. The structure of employment by economic sector in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024 showed an increase in the relative share of the services sector and a decrease in the relative shares of the agricultural and industrial sectors.
GDP per person employed was 9 550.8 euro of the volume terms of GDP and hour worked was 23.1 euro in GDP in the fourth quarter of 2025.
Gross value added per person employed decreased in real terms by 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. GVA per hour worked increased in real terms by 0.4%.
GVA per person employed in industrial sector was 7 350.1 euro and GVA per hour worked was 17.4 euro according to preliminary data for the fourth quarter of 2025. In service sector, an average of 9 391.4 euro Gross value added was produced by person employed or an average of 22.1 euro GVA per hour worked. The lowest labour productivity was in agricultural sector - 1 135.5 euro GVA per person employed and 3.3 euro per hour worked.
