Israel vs Korea: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed over time
- Israel
- Korea
How they compare
Israel currently reports 118.11 Index against 115.06 Index in Korea, a difference of 3.05 Index.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 23 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.05 Index | 55.14 Index | 28.9 Index | Israel |
| 2000s | 93.07 Index | 82.06 Index | 11.01 Index | Israel |
| 2010s | 103.95 Index | 104.83 Index | 0.8859 Index | Korea |
| 2020s | 120.34 Index | 117.64 Index | 2.7 Index | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed, Israel or Korea?
- Israel, at 118.11 Index against 115.06 Index in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed between Israel and Korea?
- 3.05 Index, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Korea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Korea rank globally for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Israel ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 1st of 23 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Productivity Database aims at providing users with the most comprehensive and the latest productivity estimates. The update cycle is on a rolling basis: each variable in the dataset is made publicly available as soon as it is updated in the sources databases. The productivity database contains data on labour productivity both measured using employment or hours worked and the compenents of capital and labour inputs. The productivity database in levels, in growth rates and by industry contains annual data, while the database on productivity and unit labour costs are quarterly estimates. Further information for all datasets and the methodology may be found in the attached file OECD-Productivity-Statistics-Database-metadata