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Labor Productivity by Country 2025

GDP per person employed, in constant 2021 international dollars at purchasing power parity: how much output each worker produces on average.

Luxembourg has the highest GDP per person employed: $262,554 in 2025. Next are Ireland ($259,304), Guyana ($243,175), Singapore ($233,454) and Macao ($204,817). Burundi has the lowest GDP per person employed: $2,456 in 2025. The median across the 177 countries is $46,257, counting each country once, so it is not a world average.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. 177 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. 168 of 177 countries show 2025; the other 9 show their latest available year (2021 to 2024).

Highest
$262,554
Luxembourg, 2025
Lowest
$2,456
Burundi, 2025
Median
$46,257
Counting each country once, so it is not a world average
Coverage
177 of 217
Countries and territories with a figure; mostly 2025 data
Labor Productivity by Country: 2025 Rankings: 177 countries and territories ranked by GDP per person employed, with the year of each figure.
#CountryGDP per worker (2021 PPP $)YearChange since 2015 (%)
1Luxembourg$262,5542025-6.0%
2Ireland$259,3042025+40.5%
3Guyana$243,1752025+583.2%
4Singapore$233,4542025+24.1%
5Macao$204,8172025+0.5%
6Norway$180,9332025+7.8%
7Brunei$163,5442025-7.5%
8Switzerland$158,6342025+12.0%
9United States$156,9832025+16.2%
10Qatar$149,1052025-9.2%
11Belgium$147,4822025+4.0%
12Denmark$140,3972025+8.2%
13Hong Kong$139,8842025+15.2%
14Italy$131,4812025+2.7%
15Austria$131,2592025+4.7%
16Saudi Arabia$130,7832025-5.5%
17Netherlands$129,8052025+6.2%
18Sweden$128,9802025+7.0%
19France$128,5872025+3.4%
20Germany$125,0862025+4.5%
21Puerto Rico$124,9542025-16.3%
22Finland$120,4002025+1.6%
23Malta$117,6342025+15.0%
24U.S. Virgin Islands$116,1462022+13.3%2015 to 2022
25Australia$114,5822025+1.7%
26Iceland$114,2792025+8.6%
27Canada$113,5632025+4.8%
28United Kingdom$111,2342025+6.4%
29Spain$109,6932025-1.0%
30United Arab Emirates$108,2032024-8.4%2015 to 2024
31Bahrain$106,7722025+10.5%
32Israel$104,6952025+14.2%
33Croatia$103,3322025+32.0%
34Slovenia$102,9922025+19.4%
35Romania$100,2382025+38.3%
36South Korea$99,0462025+15.0%
37Czechia$98,9982025+12.4%
38Lithuania$97,3462025+26.7%
39Poland$96,9602025+37.1%
40Türkiye$94,9422025+28.0%
41Greece$92,2852025-3.3%
42Portugal$89,3772025+9.7%
43New Zealand$87,9482025+1.1%
44Japan$87,8882025-1.2%
45Russia$86,8182025+20.0%
46Slovakia$84,2782025+12.4%
47Hungary$83,0902025+18.2%
48Kazakhstan$82,7652025+29.7%
49Estonia$82,2132025+9.9%
50Kuwait$81,9722025-21.5%
51Panama$81,8082025+23.7%
52Latvia$80,9062025+21.4%
53Bulgaria$76,2372025+31.6%
54Gabon$73,0462025-7.1%
55Cyprus$72,8922025+26.7%
56Oman$72,1922025-5.4%
57Malaysia$70,8212025+19.8%
58Montenegro$70,2352025+16.8%
59Turkmenistan$69,7852025+58.6%
60Trinidad and Tobago$68,8672025-12.6%
61Uruguay$66,3482025+8.6%
62North Macedonia$65,9742025+11.8%
63Bahamas$65,6042024+2.5%2015 to 2024
64Chile$65,2112025+9.1%
65Costa Rica$64,8232025+35.8%
66Algeria$62,8912025+10.4%
67Argentina$61,3262025-12.0%
68Mauritius$60,9302025+22.8%
69Egypt$60,7172025+21.8%
70Serbia$58,6092025+16.0%
71Belarus$58,1772025+15.6%
72Iran$57,4682025+10.2%
73Georgia$55,9202025+66.6%
74Bosnia and Herzegovina$55,7552025+21.2%
75Iraq$54,2912025-8.1%
76Dominican Republic$54,0432025+22.0%
77Suriname$52,2652025-17.6%
78Armenia$50,4632025+54.6%
79Botswana$50,0292025+3.5%
80Maldives$49,7062025+6.4%
81Libya$49,5292025+11.1%
82South Africa$48,6942025-1.9%
83Mexico$48,1412025-6.2%
84China$48,1262025+74.8%
85St. Lucia$47,9012025-0.7%
86Albania$47,6042025+27.7%
87Eswatini$47,4402025+28.1%
88Azerbaijan$47,3272025+5.8%
89Jordan$46,2572025-5.7%
90Mongolia$45,9082025+31.4%
91Tunisia$44,3632025+5.1%
92St. Vincent and the Grenadines$44,2242025+25.8%
93Barbados$44,1252025+7.1%
94Djibouti$43,1942025+38.3%
95Brazil$41,8402025+4.0%
96Sao Tome and Principe$41,1532025-1.6%
97Colombia$40,3692025+11.0%
98Ukraine$40,3082021+19.7%2015 to 2021
99Lebanon$39,9982023-15.5%2015 to 2023
100Sri Lanka$39,9892025+15.8%
101Thailand$39,6172025+18.7%
102Equatorial Guinea$39,5052025-50.7%
103Paraguay$36,0042025+13.0%
104Fiji$35,2662025+18.5%
105Namibia$34,0462025-14.7%
106Bhutan$33,5172025+21.6%
107Guatemala$32,4252025+12.9%
108Morocco$32,2422025+19.9%
109Belize$32,2012025+4.9%
110Samoa$31,8172025+52.7%
111Mauritania$31,1352025+10.0%
112Uzbekistan$30,8452025+51.5%
113Peru$30,4512025+11.5%
114Indonesia$30,2922025+29.1%
115Ecuador$30,1712025-2.4%
116Moldova$29,8242025+43.9%
117Vietnam$27,9572025+74.6%
118West Bank and Gaza$27,5962022-7.9%2015 to 2022
119Cabo Verde$27,4902025+35.0%
120El Salvador$26,5352025+10.7%
121India$24,8422025+37.3%
122Philippines$24,5932025+26.5%
123Angola$24,3962025-25.4%
124Tonga$23,3372025+28.5%
125Tajikistan$22,1562025+73.0%
126Bangladesh$21,1972025+47.1%
127Kyrgyzstan$20,9072025+45.2%
128Nepal$20,8742025+34.1%
129Syria$20,7762022-26.3%2015 to 2022
130Jamaica$20,6592025-4.9%
131Bolivia$20,4352025-19.2%
132Ghana$20,0682025+41.8%
133Laos$19,3662025+13.4%
134Republic of the Congo$18,9792025-33.1%
135Côte d'Ivoire$17,9772025+32.5%
136Honduras$17,9372025+20.8%
137Pakistan$17,8002025+17.7%
138Nicaragua$17,6382025+6.9%
139Nigeria$17,1202025-17.0%
140Sudan$15,2772022-20.8%2015 to 2022
141Zimbabwe$15,0742025+3.8%
142Senegal$14,8212025+0.8%
143Kenya$14,7632025+32.2%
144Guinea$14,2162025+48.3%
145Cameroon$13,3702025+11.0%
146Papua New Guinea$13,1392025-2.0%
147Myanmar$12,6692025+12.5%
148Cambodia$12,6002025+36.9%
149The Gambia$11,8422025+18.9%
150Vanuatu$11,3002025+5.4%
151Zambia$10,8802025-7.8%
152Comoros$10,6952025-15.5%
153Afghanistan$10,6132024-17.5%2015 to 2024
154Togo$10,3212025+31.3%
155Rwanda$10,0102025+36.2%
156Sierra Leone$9,8552025+17.1%
157Somalia$9,5752025+3.9%
158Benin$9,3262025+29.0%
159Timor-Leste$9,3232025-18.2%
160Lesotho$8,6392025-3.6%
161Mali$8,4772025+14.2%
162Chad$7,8052025-13.3%
163Tanzania$7,7912025+17.7%
164Ethiopia$7,6382025+69.7%
165Guinea-Bissau$7,2332025+14.5%
166Haiti$7,1152025-22.0%
167Uganda$6,7312025+2.0%
168Burkina Faso$6,6032025+28.6%
169DR Congo$4,9392025+16.1%
170Malawi$4,5632025-0.8%
171Solomon Islands$4,5192025-14.7%
172Niger$4,3562025+9.0%
173Liberia$3,7372025-5.8%
174Mozambique$3,5362025-3.1%
175Madagascar$3,2962025-0.7%
176Central African Republic$3,1802025+7.5%
177Burundi$2,4562025+2.7%

Each figure is the latest available for that country, so rows can refer to different years; compare years before comparing values. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

40 countries and territories have no figure

American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Grenada, Guam, Isle of Man, Kiribati, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, New Caledonia, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Saint Martin, San Marino, Seychelles, Sint Maarten, South Sudan, St. Kitts and Nevis, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Venezuela, Yemen.

World map of GDP per person employed, mostly 2025 data. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Highest: Luxembourg $262,554 (2025), Ireland $259,304 (2025), Guyana $243,175 (2025). Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. 16 ranked countries are too small for the map's outlines and drawn as a dot at the capital. Shapes show location only.
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Then and now

United States2000: $109,9462025: $156,983China2000: $7,5082025: $48,126India2000: $8,4132025: $24,842Japan2000: $78,0212025: $87,888Germany2000: $110,9162025: $125,086United Kingdom2000: $93,3112025: $111,234
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators. Years 2000 to 2025; each panel has its own scale.
The first 10 in each year, among the countries with a figure that year; the last column is the table above (mostly 2025 data).
#20152025
1Luxembourg ($279,422)Luxembourg ($262,554)
2Macao ($203,840)Ireland ($259,304)
3Singapore ($188,139)Guyana ($243,175)
4Ireland ($184,541)Singapore ($233,454)
5Brunei ($176,798)Macao ($204,817)
6Norway ($167,829)Norway ($180,933)
7Qatar ($164,155)Brunei ($163,544)
8Puerto Rico ($149,271)Switzerland ($158,634)
9Belgium ($141,850)United States ($156,983)
10Switzerland ($141,657)Qatar ($149,105)

Guyana rose the most since 2015, +583.2%, among the 168 countries with figures for both 2015 and 2025. Equatorial Guinea fell the most, -50.7%.

Rose the most since 2015

  • Guyana: +583.2%
  • China: +74.8%
  • Vietnam: +74.6%
  • Tajikistan: +73.0%
  • Ethiopia: +69.7%

Fell the most since 2015

  • Equatorial Guinea: -50.7%
  • Republic of the Congo: -33.1%
  • Angola: -25.4%
  • Haiti: -22.0%
  • Kuwait: -21.5%

From the change column: countries whose latest figure is for 2025 and that have a 2015 figure.

By region

GDP per person employed by World Bank region: countries with a figure, highest, lowest and median.
RegionCountriesHighestLowestMedian, each country counted once
East Asia & Pacific25Singapore ($233,454)Solomon Islands ($4,519)$35,266
Europe & Central Asia48Luxembourg ($262,554)Kyrgyzstan ($20,907)$90,831
Latin America & Caribbean29Guyana ($243,175)Haiti ($7,115)$44,224
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan22Qatar ($149,105)Afghanistan ($10,613, 2024)$55,880
North America2United States ($156,983)Canada ($113,563)$135,273
South Asia6Maldives ($49,706)Nepal ($20,874)$29,179
Sub-Saharan Africa45Gabon ($73,046)Burundi ($2,456)$10,880

Where major economies rank

  • United States: $156,983 in 2025, rank 9 of 177.
  • China: $48,126 in 2025, rank 84 of 177.
  • India: $24,842 in 2025, rank 121 of 177.
  • Japan: $87,888 in 2025, rank 44 of 177.
  • Germany: $125,086 in 2025, rank 20 of 177.
  • United Kingdom: $111,234 in 2025, rank 28 of 177.
  • France: $128,587 in 2025, rank 19 of 177.
  • Brazil: $41,840 in 2025, rank 95 of 177.
  • Canada: $113,563 in 2025, rank 27 of 177.
  • Nigeria: $17,120 in 2025, rank 139 of 177.

Compare these economies side by side

About labor productivity

Output per worker divides GDP by everyone in work, whatever their hours. Countries where people work fewer hours a year look less productive on this measure than on output per hour worked, which the World Bank does not publish for most countries.

Purchasing power parity removes differences in price levels, and constant prices remove inflation, so the figures can be compared across countries and over time. Countries rich in oil and gas, where a small workforce extracts very valuable resources, can rank high without a broadly productive economy.

About these figures

Definition. GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States. (The publisher's definition of “GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)”, copied from the World Bank (World Development Indicators) on 2026-09-07.)

Unit. constant 2021 international dollars per employed person (PPP)

Coverage. 177 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. 168 of 177 countries show 2025; the other 9 show their latest available year (2021 to 2024).

The median and any other summary on this page count each country once, so they are not world averages. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

The publisher revises past years when it updates the series, so a figure here can change after it first appears.

Questions about these figures

Which country has the highest GDP per person employed?

Luxembourg has the highest GDP per person employed: $262,554 in 2025. The figures come from the World Bank World Development Indicators.

Which country has the lowest GDP per person employed?

Burundi has the lowest GDP per person employed: $2,456 in 2025.

How many countries are ranked, and for which years?

177 countries and territories have a figure in this ranking. 168 of 177 countries show 2025; the other 9 show their latest available year (2021 to 2024).

What is the median GDP per person employed across countries?

The median is $46,257: half of the 177 countries are above it and half below. The most common year of the figures is 2025. It counts each country once, so it is not a world average.

Which country's GDP per person employed changed the most since 2015?

Among the 168 countries with figures for both 2015 and 2025, Guyana changed the most: +583.2% since 2015, to $243,175 in 2025.

Where does the United States rank on GDP per person employed?

The United States ranks 9 of 177, at $156,983 in 2025.

Which country has the highest GDP per person employed in each region?

East Asia & Pacific: Singapore ($233,454); Europe & Central Asia: Luxembourg ($262,554); Latin America & Caribbean: Guyana ($243,175); Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Qatar ($149,105); North America: the United States ($156,983); South Asia: the Maldives ($49,706); Sub-Saharan Africa: Gabon ($73,046). Figures are for 2025 unless another year is shown. Regions follow the World Bank's groups.

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