Spain vs United Kingdom: GDP per person employed

Spain

109,693 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

United Kingdom

111,234 constant 2021 PPP $

in 2025

Spain rank

29th

United Kingdom rank

28th

GDP per person employed over time

Spain
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ against 109,693 constant 2021 PPP $ in Spain, a difference of 1,541 constant 2021 PPP $.

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

Globally, Spain ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 28th 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: 06 August 2026

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.