GDP per person employed in World
World: GDP per person employed was 50,672 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in World, 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
In 2025, gdp per person employed in World stood at 50,672 constant 2021 PPP $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in World peaked at 50,672 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27,029 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,107 constant 2021 PPP $ | 27,029 constant 2021 PPP $ | 29,752 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 33,637 constant 2021 PPP $ | 30,572 constant 2021 PPP $ | 36,941 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,050 constant 2021 PPP $ | 37,975 constant 2021 PPP $ | 46,212 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 48,342 constant 2021 PPP $ | 45,843 constant 2021 PPP $ | 50,672 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
More work & labour data for World
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 48.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in World?
- Gdp per person employed in World was 50,672 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 50,672 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,029 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1992.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.