Germany: real estate activities sector personnel costs 2021

The personnel costs of the real estate industry in Germany increased by 4.6 billion euros (+33.68 percent) in 2021 in comparison to the previous year. Therefore, the personnel costs in Germany reached a peak in 2021 with 18.3 billion euros.
According to Eurostat, cost of personnel are defined as the total remuneration payable by an employer to an employee in return for work during the reference period. It also includes 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.

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Annual personnel costs of the real estate activities sector in Germany from 2012 to 2021 (in million euros)

Characteristic	Annual personnel costs in million euros
2021	18,345.98
2020	13,724
2019	15,971.3
2018b	14,085.9
2017	13,149.9
2016	12,353.1
2015	10,536.7
2014	10,640.9
2013	9,142
2012	8,501.9

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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 L of CE Rev 2.

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