GDP per person employed in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: GDP per person employed was 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in United Kingdom peaked at 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 72,122 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places United Kingdom 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 82,401 constant 2021 PPP $ | 72,122 constant 2021 PPP $ | 90,657 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 98,927 constant 2021 PPP $ | 93,311 constant 2021 PPP $ | 104,019 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,713 constant 2021 PPP $ | 101,943 constant 2021 PPP $ | 107,911 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 107,431 constant 2021 PPP $ | 97,746 constant 2021 PPP $ | 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United Kingdom
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in United Kingdom?
- Gdp per person employed in United Kingdom was 111,234 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,122 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gdp per person employed?
- United Kingdom ranks 28th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.