Georgia ranks among top five globally for projected labour productivity growth in 2025

The 2025 assessment by the International Labour Organisation placed Georgia amongst the top five countries worldwide based on projected labour productivity gains.

Georgia’s labour productivity - measured as purchasing power-adjusted GDP per employed person - is expected to surpass 56,641 international dollars in 2025, the International Labour Organisation noted.

The projected annual growth rate of 5.86 percent is more than 2.5 times higher than the global average, signalling rapid and sustained improvement in the country's economic output per worker.

In contrast, European Union member states are projected to have alarmingly low growth rates in labour productivity.

According to the International Labour Organisation's assessment, productivity in the European Union is expected to grow by only 1.97 percent in 2025. In France, Belgium, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, the projected growth rate is below 1 percent.

As the World Bank explains, labour productivity is a vital indicator of a country’s ability to create and sustain decent jobs with fair wages. Higher productivity can lead to better working conditions, enhanced social protection, and poverty reduction, contributing to more resilient and inclusive labour markets.

Moreover, this metric directly supports Sustainable Development Goal 8.2.1, which calls for “sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all”.