Australia vs Canada: GDP per person employed

Australia
114,582 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Canada
113,563 constant 2021 PPP $
in 2025
Australia rank
25th
Canada rank
27th

GDP per person employed over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199120082025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 114,582 constant 2021 PPP $ against 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ in Canada, a difference of 1,019 constant 2021 PPP $.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 25th and Canada ranks 27th of 177 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $)
Unit
constant 2021 PPP $
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat,
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,764 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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.