Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Annual growth of GDP per employed person was 0.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 82.6% on the previous year and up 121.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth of gdp per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 3.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 2018.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth of GDP per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -547.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -92.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +276.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +194.4% |
| 2006 | -2.2% | -183.2% |
| 2007 | -2.3% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -187.8% |
| 2009 | -1.9% | -197.0% |
| 2010 | -1.6% | -20.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1% | -94.2% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -522.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -55.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -41.2% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | -2090.0% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -260.3% |
| 2017 | -4.3% | -235.4% |
| 2018 | -4.9% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -96.8% |
| 2020 | -2.9% | +1718.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5% | -83.2% |
| 2022 | -2.5% | +418.4% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -203.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -91.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +82.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | -2.3% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.9% | -4.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.4% | -2.9% | 2.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 17,790 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 82.13 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 3,871 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.555 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 79.21 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 0.3313 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 931.04 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.2604 % change on previous year (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 3,086 (2027)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 86.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth of gdp per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Annual growth of gdp per employed person in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 0.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual growth of gdp per employed person recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 2018.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for annual growth of gdp per employed person?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 149th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth of gdp per employed person rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual growth of GDP per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%).