Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income vs Korea: Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
22.35
in 2027
Korea
50.05
in 2027
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income rank
47th
Korea rank
48th

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP over time

  • Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income
  • Korea
01020304050200520162027

How they compare

Korea currently reports 50.05 against 22.35 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income, a difference of 27.7.

That makes Korea's figure about 2.2 times Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 47th and Korea ranks 48th of 87 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 5.98 29.3 23.32 Korea
2010s 11.11 37 25.89 Korea
2020s 19.23 46.92 27.7 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp, Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income or Korea?
Korea, at 50.05 against 22.35 in Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income as of 2027.
What is the difference in output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp between Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and Korea?
27.7, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and Korea?
23 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2027.
How do Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income and Korea rank globally for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp?
Eastern Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 47th and Korea ranks 48th of 87 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP) derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.