Germany: food & beverage service personnel costs 2021

The personnel costs of the food and beverage service industry in Germany increased by 2.7 billion euros (+18.66 percent) since the previous year. In total, the personnel costs amounted to 17.4 billion euros in 2021.
Personnel costs are made up of wages, salaries and employers' social security costs. They include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the employer, as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions.

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Annual personnel costs of the food and beverage service activities industry in Germany from 2012 to 2021 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Annual personnel costs in million euros
2021	17,427.62
2020	14,686.8
2019	22,775.9
2018b	20,998.6
2017	19,440.5
2016	18,139
2015	16,559.3
2014	14,614.5
2013	12,736
2012	13,338.6

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Release date

March 2024

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2012 to 2021

Supplementary notes

b: Break in time series.
The source adds the following information: Personnel costs are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an employer to an employee (regular and temporary employees as well as home workers) in return for work done by the latter during the reference period. Personnel costs also include taxes and employees' social security contributions retained by the unit as well as the employer's compulsory and voluntary social contributions. Personnel costs are made up of wages and salaries and employers' social security costs.
Data coverage corresponds to code I56 of CE Rev 2.

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