Labor productivity in South Asia in 2025 — 24,604 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 273.7%.
1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | $/person | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24,604 | +1,307 | +5.61% |
| 2024 | 23,297 | +901 | +4.02% |
| 2023 | 22,396 | +632 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 21,764 | +464 | +2.18% |
| 2021 | 21,299 | +875 | +4.28% |
| 2020 | 20,425 | −826 | −3.89% |
| 2019 | 21,251 | +329 | +1.57% |
| 2018 | 20,922 | +978 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 19,944 | +893 | +4.69% |
| 2016 | 19,051 | +1,129 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 17,922 | +1,009 | +5.97% |
| 2014 | 16,913 | +885 | +5.52% |
| 2013 | 16,027 | +715 | +4.67% |
| 2012 | 15,312 | +697 | +4.77% |
| 2011 | 14,615 | +629 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 13,986 | +939 | +7.19% |
| 2009 | 13,047 | +829 | +6.78% |
| 2008 | 12,218 | +347 | +2.92% |
| 2007 | 11,871 | +758 | +6.82% |
| 2006 | 11,113 | +726 | +6.99% |
| 2005 | 10,386 | +544 | +5.52% |
| 2004 | 9,843 | +502 | +5.38% |
| 2003 | 9,340 | +468 | +5.28% |
| 2002 | 8,872 | +150 | +1.72% |
| 2001 | 8,722 | +204 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8,517 | +91 | +1.07% |
| 1999 | 8,427 | +403 | +5.02% |
| 1998 | 8,024 | +211 | +2.71% |
| 1997 | 7,813 | +85 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7,728 | +282 | +3.78% |
| 1995 | 7,446 | +288 | +4.02% |
| 1994 | 7,158 | +246 | +3.57% |
| 1993 | 6,912 | +145 | +2.14% |
| 1992 | 6,767 | +184 | +2.79% |
| 1991 | 6,583 | — | — |
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.