Labor productivity in North America in 2025 — 152,091 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 66.5%.
1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: North America
| Year | $/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 152,091 | +2,876 | +1.93% |
| 2024 | 149,215 | +2,860 | +1.95% |
| 2023 | 146,354 | +1,459 | +1.01% |
| 2022 | 144,895 | −915 | −0.63% |
| 2021 | 145,810 | +3,636 | +2.56% |
| 2020 | 142,174 | +5,113 | +3.73% |
| 2019 | 137,061 | +1,407 | +1.04% |
| 2018 | 135,654 | +2,062 | +1.54% |
| 2017 | 133,592 | +1,116 | +0.84% |
| 2016 | 132,476 | +269 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 132,207 | +1,592 | +1.22% |
| 2014 | 130,615 | +1,188 | +0.92% |
| 2013 | 129,427 | +1,344 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 128,083 | +724 | +0.57% |
| 2011 | 127,359 | +929 | +0.73% |
| 2010 | 126,430 | +3,666 | +2.99% |
| 2009 | 122,764 | +1,005 | +0.83% |
| 2008 | 121,759 | +221 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 121,538 | +1,228 | +1.02% |
| 2006 | 120,311 | +1,033 | +0.87% |
| 2005 | 119,278 | +2,036 | +1.74% |
| 2004 | 117,241 | +2,751 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 114,490 | +2,459 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 112,031 | +2,147 | +1.95% |
| 2001 | 109,883 | +1,043 | +0.96% |
| 2000 | 108,840 | +2,541 | +2.39% |
| 1999 | 106,299 | +3,084 | +2.99% |
| 1998 | 103,215 | +2,583 | +2.57% |
| 1997 | 100,632 | +2,026 | +2.05% |
| 1996 | 98,606 | +1,796 | +1.86% |
| 1995 | 96,810 | +671 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 96,139 | +1,383 | +1.46% |
| 1993 | 94,756 | +1,052 | +1.12% |
| 1992 | 93,704 | +2,372 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 91,332 | — | — |
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.