Industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members
OECD members: Industry (including construction), value added per worker was 68,870 constant 2015 US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members, 1995–2024
Source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2015 US$.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 68,870 constant 2015 US$ for industry (including construction), value added per worker in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members peaked at 77,066 constant 2015 US$ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49,395 constant 2015 US$, in 1995.
OECD members ranks 5th of 46 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 49,395 constant 2015 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 50,512 constant 2015 US$ | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 52,630 constant 2015 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 53,201 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 54,556 constant 2015 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 56,061 constant 2015 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 56,693 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 57,312 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 58,271 constant 2015 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 60,082 constant 2015 US$ | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 60,952 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 62,234 constant 2015 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 63,139 constant 2015 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 63,022 constant 2015 US$ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 60,090 constant 2015 US$ | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 63,965 constant 2015 US$ | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 64,642 constant 2015 US$ | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 64,584 constant 2015 US$ | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 65,087 constant 2015 US$ | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 66,104 constant 2015 US$ | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77,066 constant 2015 US$ | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 67,703 constant 2015 US$ | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 68,661 constant 2015 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 69,015 constant 2015 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69,090 constant 2015 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67,847 constant 2015 US$ | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 71,008 constant 2015 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 70,310 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 69,558 constant 2015 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 68,870 constant 2015 US$ | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,059 constant 2015 US$ | 49,395 constant 2015 US$ | 54,556 constant 2015 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 59,786 constant 2015 US$ | 56,061 constant 2015 US$ | 63,139 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,592 constant 2015 US$ | 63,965 constant 2015 US$ | 77,066 constant 2015 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 69,518 constant 2015 US$ | 67,847 constant 2015 US$ | 71,008 constant 2015 US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 2 Guyana 289,841 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 3 Luxembourg 263,019 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 4 Norway 259,146 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 5 Switzerland 241,680 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 6 Singapore 220,088 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 7 Brunei 175,141 constant 2015 US$ compare
- 8 Denmark 168,700 constant 2015 US$ compare
More economy & growth data for OECD members
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 779.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1456 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 8,471 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0107 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 777.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 7,116 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members?
- Industry (including construction), value added per worker in OECD members was 68,870 constant 2015 US$ in 2024, according to World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 77,066 constant 2015 US$ in 2015.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added per worker recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 49,395 constant 2015 US$ in 1995.
- How does OECD members rank for industry (including construction), value added per worker?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added per worker rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.