GDP per person employed in OECD members
OECD members: GDP per person employed was 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in OECD members, 1991–2025
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, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in OECD members peaked at 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 76,183 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81,577 constant 2021 PPP $ | 76,183 constant 2021 PPP $ | 87,939 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 95,309 constant 2021 PPP $ | 90,492 constant 2021 PPP $ | 99,382 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,245 constant 2021 PPP $ | 99,668 constant 2021 PPP $ | 107,024 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,578 constant 2021 PPP $ | 106,511 constant 2021 PPP $ | 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 66.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 73.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in OECD members?
- Gdp per person employed in OECD members was 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to 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, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,183 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from 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, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.