Hourly labour cost: Germany vs Italy

Germany: EUR 45 (2025). Italy: EUR 32 (2025).

Hourly labour cost in Germany and Italy, side by side from the same Eurostat series.

GermanyItaly
Latest figureEUR 45EUR 32
EU rank9 / 3014 / 30
Change, 1 year+EUR 2+EUR 1
Change, 5 years+EUR 8+EUR 3

Shared periods

PeriodGermanyItalyGap
2025EUR 45EUR 32+EUR 13
2024EUR 44EUR 31+EUR 13
2023EUR 41EUR 30+EUR 11
2022EUR 40EUR 29+EUR 10
2021EUR 37EUR 29+EUR 8
2020EUR 37EUR 29+EUR 8
2016EUR 33EUR 28+EUR 5
2012EUR 31EUR 28+EUR 3
2008EUR 28EUR 25+EUR 3

Source: Eurostat, read into our register. Eurostat lc_lci_lev

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