Labor productivity in Middle East & North Africa in 2025 — 50,325 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 34%.
1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | $/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50,325 | −194 | −0.38% |
| 2024 | 50,519 | +290 | +0.58% |
| 2023 | 50,229 | +6 | +0.01% |
| 2022 | 50,223 | +1,298 | +2.65% |
| 2021 | 48,925 | +775 | +1.61% |
| 2020 | 48,150 | −696 | −1.42% |
| 2019 | 48,846 | −66 | −0.13% |
| 2018 | 48,911 | +830 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 48,082 | +844 | +1.79% |
| 2016 | 47,237 | +1,049 | +2.27% |
| 2015 | 46,188 | +419 | +0.92% |
| 2014 | 45,769 | +470 | +1.04% |
| 2013 | 45,300 | −449 | −0.98% |
| 2012 | 45,749 | +724 | +1.61% |
| 2011 | 45,025 | +1,168 | +2.66% |
| 2010 | 43,857 | +749 | +1.74% |
| 2009 | 43,107 | −703 | −1.6% |
| 2008 | 43,810 | +748 | +1.74% |
| 2007 | 43,062 | +589 | +1.39% |
| 2006 | 42,473 | +852 | +2.05% |
| 2005 | 41,621 | +686 | +1.67% |
| 2004 | 40,936 | +1,206 | +3.04% |
| 2003 | 39,729 | +94 | +0.24% |
| 2002 | 39,636 | +30 | +0.08% |
| 2001 | 39,606 | −212 | −0.53% |
| 2000 | 39,818 | +77 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 39,741 | −331 | −0.83% |
| 1998 | 40,072 | +646 | +1.64% |
| 1997 | 39,426 | +4 | +0.01% |
| 1996 | 39,422 | +353 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 39,070 | +507 | +1.31% |
| 1994 | 38,563 | −200 | −0.52% |
| 1993 | 38,763 | +96 | +0.25% |
| 1992 | 38,667 | +1,123 | +2.99% |
| 1991 | 37,544 | — | — |
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.
The soundest measure of living standards: income per person adjusted for prices.
Labor Employment-to-population ratioThe share of the population aged 15 and over that actually works.
Labor Labor forceThe number of people employed or actively looking for work — the economically active population.
Labor Vulnerable employmentThe share of own-account and contributing family workers — with no contract, insurance or guarantees.