GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) by country
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.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
243,175 constant 2021 PPP $
Guyana
Lowest
2,456 constant 2021 PPP $
Burundi
Median
45,136 constant 2021 PPP $
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
7,764
What the numbers show
GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 243,175 constant 2021 PPP $ in Guyana; the lowest is 2,456 constant 2021 PPP $ in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 45,136 constant 2021 PPP $, and the mean is 56,882 constant 2021 PPP $.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 99.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 583.2%), and the largest decrease in Equatorial Guinea (down 50.7%).
GDP per person employed: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Guyana | 243,175 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 583.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 233,454 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 5 | Macao | 204,817 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 7 | Brunei | 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 8 | Switzerland | 158,634 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 9 | United States | 156,983 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 149,105 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 11 | Belgium | 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 12 | Denmark | 140,396 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 139,884 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 14 | Italy | 131,481 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 15 | Austria | 131,259 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 130,783 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 17 | Netherlands | 129,805 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 18 | Sweden | 128,980 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 128,587 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 125,086 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 124,954 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Finland | 120,400 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 24 | United States Virgin Islands | 116,146 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2022 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 114,582 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 114,279 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 27 | Canada | 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 109,693 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 108,203 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 31 | Bahrain | 106,772 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 104,695 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 103,332 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 34 | Slovenia | 102,992 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 100,238 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 36 | South Korea | 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 98,998 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 97,346 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 39 | Poland | 96,960 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 94,942 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 92,285 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 42 | Portugal | 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 87,948 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 44 | Japan | 87,888 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Russia | 86,818 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 46 | Slovakia | 84,278 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 47 | Hungary | 83,090 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 82,765 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 49 | Estonia | 82,213 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 50 | Kuwait | 81,972 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 51 | Panama | 81,808 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 52 | Latvia | 80,906 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 76,237 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 54 | Gabon | 73,046 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 55 | Cyprus | 72,892 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 56 | Oman | 72,192 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 57 | Malaysia | 70,821 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 58 | Montenegro | 70,235 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 59 | Turkmenistan | 69,785 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 68,866 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 61 | Uruguay | 66,348 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 65,974 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 63 | Bahamas | 65,604 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 64 | Chile | 65,211 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 65 | Costa Rica | 64,822 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 66 | Algeria | 62,892 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 67 | Argentina | 61,326 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 68 | Mauritius | 60,930 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 69 | Egypt | 60,717 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 58,609 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 71 | Belarus | 58,177 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 57,468 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 73 | Georgia | 55,920 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 55,756 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 75 | Iraq | 54,291 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 54,042 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 52,265 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 50,463 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 50,029 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 80 | Maldives | 49,706 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 81 | Libya | 49,529 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 82 | South Africa | 48,694 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 83 | Mexico | 48,141 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 84 | China | 48,126 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Lucia | 47,901 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 86 | Albania | 47,604 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 47,440 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 88 | Azerbaijan | 47,327 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Jordan | 46,257 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 90 | Mongolia | 45,908 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 91 | Tunisia | 44,363 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 44,224 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 93 | Barbados | 44,125 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 94 | Djibouti | 43,194 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 95 | Brazil | 41,840 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 96 | Sao Tome and Principe | 41,153 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 97 | Colombia | 40,369 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 98 | Ukraine | 40,308 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 99 | Lebanon | 39,998 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 100 | Sri Lanka | 39,989 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 101 | Thailand | 39,617 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea | 39,505 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Paraguay | 36,004 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 104 | Fiji | 35,266 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 105 | Namibia | 34,046 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 106 | Bhutan | 33,517 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 107 | Guatemala | 32,425 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 108 | Morocco | 32,242 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 109 | Belize | 32,201 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 110 | Samoa | 31,817 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 111 | Mauritania | 31,135 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 30,845 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 51.5% | rising |
| 113 | Peru | 30,451 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 114 | Indonesia | 30,292 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 115 | Ecuador | 30,171 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 116 | Moldova | 29,824 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 117 | Vietnam | 27,957 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 74.6% | rising |
| 118 | Palestine | 27,596 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2022 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 119 | Cape Verde | 27,490 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 120 | El Salvador | 26,535 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 121 | India | 24,842 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 122 | Philippines | 24,593 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 123 | Angola | 24,396 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 124 | Tonga | 23,337 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 22,156 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 21,197 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,907 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 128 | Nepal | 20,874 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 129 | Syria | 20,776 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2022 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 130 | Jamaica | 20,659 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 131 | Bolivia | 20,435 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 132 | Ghana | 20,068 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 133 | Laos | 19,366 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 134 | Congo | 18,978 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 135 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17,977 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 136 | Honduras | 17,936 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 137 | Pakistan | 17,800 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 17,638 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 139 | Nigeria | 17,120 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 140 | Sudan | 15,277 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2022 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 141 | Zimbabwe | 15,074 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 142 | Senegal | 14,821 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 143 | Kenya | 14,763 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 144 | Guinea | 14,216 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 145 | Cameroon | 13,370 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 146 | Papua New Guinea | 13,139 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 147 | Myanmar | 12,669 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Cambodia | 12,600 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 11,842 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 18.9% | flat |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 11,300 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 151 | Zambia | 10,880 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 152 | Comoros | 10,695 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 153 | Afghanistan | 10,614 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 154 | Togo | 10,322 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 155 | Rwanda | 10,010 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 156 | Sierra Leone | 9,855 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 157 | Somalia | 9,575 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 158 | Benin | 9,326 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 159 | East Timor | 9,323 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 160 | Lesotho | 8,639 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 161 | Mali | 8,477 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 162 | Chad | 7,805 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 163 | Tanzania | 7,791 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 7,638 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea-Bissau | 7,233 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 166 | Haiti | 7,115 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 167 | Uganda | 6,731 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 6,603 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 169 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,939 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 170 | Malawi | 4,563 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 4,519 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 172 | Niger | 4,356 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 173 | Liberia | 3,736 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 174 | Mozambique | 3,536 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 175 | Madagascar | 3,296 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 3,180 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 177 | Burundi | 2,456 constant 2021 PPP $ | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- North America 152,091 constant 2021 PPP $
- Post-demographic dividend 126,574 constant 2021 PPP $
- Euro area 123,421 constant 2021 PPP $
- High income 120,960 constant 2021 PPP $
- European Union 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $
- OECD members 113,324 constant 2021 PPP $
- Europe & Central Asia 103,033 constant 2021 PPP $
- Central Europe and the Baltics 94,161 constant 2021 PPP $
- Caribbean Small States 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 79,648 constant 2021 PPP $
- Arab World 68,996 constant 2021 PPP $
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 67,801 constant 2021 PPP $
About this data
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.