EU versus US labour productivity 1890-2022

The figure shows labour productivity levels in the EU compared with those in the United States from 1890 to 2022.

Units

The figure uses an index with the US labour productivity level set equal to 100.

Additional information

Reconstructed using the data presented in the Draghi report. The EU is represented by a proxy based on historical national accounts data for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, Finland and Greece. The labour productivity estimates draw on five data series: GDP, capital stock, employment, average hours worked and population.

EU versus US labour productivity 1890-2022

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