GDP per person employed in Canada
Canada: GDP per person employed was 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Canada, 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
The most recent figure for gdp per person employed in Canada is 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Canada peaked at 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 83,102 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places Canada 27th 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 | 89,521 constant 2021 PPP $ | 83,102 constant 2021 PPP $ | 95,982 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 100,846 constant 2021 PPP $ | 98,476 constant 2021 PPP $ | 103,045 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 107,412 constant 2021 PPP $ | 102,803 constant 2021 PPP $ | 110,705 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 111,964 constant 2021 PPP $ | 110,939 constant 2021 PPP $ | 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 24 United States Virgin Islands 116,146 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 25 Australia 114,582 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 26 Iceland 114,279 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 28 United Kingdom 111,234 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 29 Spain 109,693 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 30 United Arab Emirates 108,203 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Canada
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 76.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Canada?
- Gdp per person employed in Canada was 113,563 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 113,563 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 83,102 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Canada rank for gdp per person employed?
- Canada ranks 27th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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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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.