GDP per person employed in Portugal
Portugal: GDP per person employed was 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Portugal, 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
Portugal recorded 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Portugal peaked at 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60,478 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
Portugal ranks 42nd of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65,670 constant 2021 PPP $ | 60,478 constant 2021 PPP $ | 70,487 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 74,165 constant 2021 PPP $ | 71,637 constant 2021 PPP $ | 77,120 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,597 constant 2021 PPP $ | 79,246 constant 2021 PPP $ | 84,215 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 85,975 constant 2021 PPP $ | 79,272 constant 2021 PPP $ | 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Portugal
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 33.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 36.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Portugal?
- Gdp per person employed in Portugal was 89,377 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,478 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Portugal rank for gdp per person employed?
- Portugal ranks 42nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.