Labor productivity — all countries

Labor productivity — East Asia & Pacific

Labor productivity in East Asia & Pacific in 2025 — 49,219 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 310.4%.

2025 49,219 $/person +3.99% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 49,219 $/person2025
Period minimum 11,994 $/person1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed

Labor productivity — East Asia & Pacific, 1991–2025020,00040,00060,00019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 11,994 $/person1992: 12,448 $/person1993: 12,986 $/person1994: 13,618 $/person1995: 14,302 $/person1996: 15,000 $/person1997: 15,497 $/person1998: 15,308 $/person1999: 15,788 $/person2000: 16,504 $/person2001: 16,952 $/person2002: 17,654 $/person2003: 18,444 $/person2004: 19,360 $/person2005: 20,397 $/person2006: 21,588 $/person2007: 23,063 $/person2008: 24,054 $/person2009: 24,721 $/person2010: 26,472 $/person2011: 27,724 $/person2012: 29,120 $/person2013: 30,651 $/person2014: 32,065 $/person2015: 33,564 $/person2016: 35,088 $/person2017: 36,861 $/person2018: 38,524 $/person2019: 40,113 $/person2020: 40,883 $/person2021: 42,720 $/person2022: 44,092 $/person2023: 45,429 $/person2024: 47,331 $/person2025: 49,219 $/person
Change over the period: +37,226 (+310.37%) Average annual rate: 4.24 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: East Asia & Pacific

East Asia & Pacific 49,219 $/person
World 50,672 $/person
Labor productivity — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year $/person Change Change, %
2025 49,219 +1,888 +3.99%
2024 47,331 +1,902 +4.19%
2023 45,429 +1,338 +3.03%
2022 44,092 +1,371 +3.21%
2021 42,720 +1,838 +4.49%
2020 40,883 +770 +1.92%
2019 40,113 +1,589 +4.12%
2018 38,524 +1,663 +4.51%
2017 36,861 +1,773 +5.05%
2016 35,088 +1,524 +4.54%
2015 33,564 +1,498 +4.67%
2014 32,065 +1,414 +4.61%
2013 30,651 +1,532 +5.26%
2012 29,120 +1,395 +5.03%
2011 27,724 +1,252 +4.73%
2010 26,472 +1,751 +7.08%
2009 24,721 +667 +2.77%
2008 24,054 +991 +4.3%
2007 23,063 +1,474 +6.83%
2006 21,588 +1,191 +5.84%
2005 20,397 +1,037 +5.36%
2004 19,360 +915 +4.96%
2003 18,444 +790 +4.48%
2002 17,654 +702 +4.14%
2001 16,952 +448 +2.71%
2000 16,504 +717 +4.54%
1999 15,788 +479 +3.13%
1998 15,308 −189 −1.22%
1997 15,497 +497 +3.32%
1996 15,000 +698 +4.88%
1995 14,302 +683 +5.02%
1994 13,618 +632 +4.87%
1993 12,986 +538 +4.32%
1992 12,448 +454 +3.79%
1991 11,994

About the indicator

Gross domestic product per person employed in constant dollars at purchasing power parity. It differs from GDP per capita in the denominator: there the whole population, here only those who work — and the difference between the two indicators speaks of demography and employment. A country can have a low GDP per capita alongside decent productivity simply because only a small part of the population works: many children, many women out of employment, early retirement.

Important: There are no aggregates for country groups: the correct denominator is the number of people employed, and we have no separate series for the employed. The labor force will not do — it includes the unemployed, and the discrepancy is largest precisely in countries with high unemployment.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.