Labor productivity — all countries

Labor productivity — World

Labor productivity in the world in 2025 — 50,672 $/person. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 87.1%.

2025 50,672 $/person +2.22% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum 50,672 $/person2025
Period minimum 27,029 $/person1992

Trend over time

1991–2025 · PPP $ per person employed

Labor productivity — World, 1991–202520,00030,00040,00050,00060,00019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 27,079 $/person1992: 27,029 $/person1993: 27,125 $/person1994: 27,442 $/person1995: 27,853 $/person1996: 28,415 $/person1997: 29,015 $/person1998: 29,249 $/person1999: 29,752 $/person2000: 30,571 $/person2001: 30,851 $/person2002: 31,288 $/person2003: 31,935 $/person2004: 32,968 $/person2005: 33,882 $/person2006: 35,066 $/person2007: 36,325 $/person2008: 36,941 $/person2009: 36,537 $/person2010: 37,975 $/person2011: 38,954 $/person2012: 39,759 $/person2013: 40,581 $/person2014: 41,496 $/person2015: 42,386 $/person2016: 43,259 $/person2017: 44,410 $/person2018: 45,464 $/person2019: 46,212 $/person2020: 45,843 $/person2021: 47,410 $/person2022: 47,985 $/person2023: 48,571 $/person2024: 49,573 $/person2025: 50,672 $/person
Change over the period: +23,592 (+87.12%) Average annual rate: 1.86 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: World

World 50,672 $/person
World 50,672 $/person
Labor productivity — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year $/person Change Change, %
2025 50,672 +1,099 +2.22%
2024 49,573 +1,001 +2.06%
2023 48,571 +587 +1.22%
2022 47,985 +575 +1.21%
2021 47,410 +1,567 +3.42%
2020 45,843 −369 −0.8%
2019 46,212 +748 +1.65%
2018 45,464 +1,054 +2.37%
2017 44,410 +1,151 +2.66%
2016 43,259 +873 +2.06%
2015 42,386 +890 +2.15%
2014 41,496 +915 +2.25%
2013 40,581 +822 +2.07%
2012 39,759 +805 +2.07%
2011 38,954 +980 +2.58%
2010 37,975 +1,438 +3.93%
2009 36,537 −404 −1.09%
2008 36,941 +616 +1.7%
2007 36,325 +1,260 +3.59%
2006 35,066 +1,184 +3.49%
2005 33,882 +913 +2.77%
2004 32,968 +1,033 +3.23%
2003 31,935 +647 +2.07%
2002 31,288 +437 +1.42%
2001 30,851 +280 +0.92%
2000 30,571 +819 +2.75%
1999 29,752 +504 +1.72%
1998 29,249 +234 +0.81%
1997 29,015 +600 +2.11%
1996 28,415 +562 +2.02%
1995 27,853 +411 +1.5%
1994 27,442 +317 +1.17%
1993 27,125 +96 +0.36%
1992 27,029 −50 −0.19%
1991 27,079

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.