Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ in World: Upper-middle income
World: Upper-middle income: Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ was 23,694 in 2027. ▲ Rising
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ in World: Upper-middle income, 1991–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2027, output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ in World: Upper-middle income stood at 23,694. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ in World: Upper-middle income peaked at 23,694 in 2027 and was at its lowest, 5,330, in 1991.
That places World: Upper-middle income 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ in World: Upper-middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,330 | — |
| 1992 | 5,497 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 5,756 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 5,992 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 6,204 | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 6,514 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 6,814 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 6,934 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 7,069 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 7,391 | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 7,556 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 7,811 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 8,136 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 8,652 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 9,178 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 9,820 | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 10,602 | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 11,167 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 11,470 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 12,298 | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 12,989 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 13,612 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 14,308 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 14,911 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 15,465 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 16,062 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 16,786 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 17,465 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 18,081 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18,605 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 19,450 | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 20,010 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 20,625 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 21,452 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 22,216 | +3.6% |
| 2026 | 22,917 | +3.2% |
| 2027 | 23,694 | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,234 | 5,330 | 7,069 | 9 |
| 2000s | 9,178 | 7,391 | 11,470 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,198 | 12,298 | 18,081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,121 | 18,605 | 23,694 | 8 |
Countries ranked near World: Upper-middle income
- 37 Brunei Darussalam 64,415 compare
- 38 French Polynesia 63,069 compare
- 39 Slovenia 59,035 compare
- 40 Greece 57,685 compare
- 41 Saudi Arabia 56,882 compare
- 42 Portugal 51,872 compare
- 43 Bahrain 46,474 compare
More work & labour data for World: Upper-middle income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1.46 million (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.88 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 898,488 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 49,678 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3489 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.6 % change on previous year (2027)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1.37 million (2025)
- Employment 1.37 million (2025)
- Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 0.5004 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ in World: Upper-middle income?
- Output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ in World: Upper-middle income was 23,694 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 23,694 in 2027.
- What is the lowest output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ recorded in World: Upper-middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,330 in 1991.
- How does World: Upper-middle income rank for output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $?
- World: Upper-middle income ranks 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
- Is output per worker, gdp constant 2015 us $ rising or falling in World: Upper-middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World: Upper-middle income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP in constant 2015 US dollars derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. To compute labour productivity as GDP per worker, ILO estimates for total employment are used. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.