GDP per person employed in European Union
European Union: GDP per person employed was 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. β² Rising
GDP per person employed in European Union, 1991β2025
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
European Union recorded 119,168 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in European Union peaked at 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 80,850 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,254 constant 2021 PPP $ | 80,850 constant 2021 PPP $ | 94,021 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 101,370 constant 2021 PPP $ | 96,869 constant 2021 PPP $ | 105,221 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 109,468 constant 2021 PPP $ | 105,154 constant 2021 PPP $ | 114,051 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 115,741 constant 2021 PPP $ | 109,381 constant 2021 PPP $ | 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
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More work & labour data for European Union
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 38.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in European Union?
- Gdp per person employed in European Union was 119,168 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 European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 119,168 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 80,850 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does European Union rank for gdp per person employed?
- European Union ranks 1st out of 1 regions with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.