Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP was 1.42 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
1.42
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
187th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.64
in 2005
All-time low
1.35
in 2022
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2005–2027

00.511.52005201620272005: 1.62006: 1.62007: 1.62008: 1.62009: 1.62010: 1.62011: 1.62012: 1.62013: 1.62014: 1.62015: 1.52016: 1.62017: 1.52018: 1.42019: 1.42020: 1.42021: 1.42022: 1.42023: 1.42024: 1.42025: 1.42026: 1.42027: 1.4

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of recorded 1.42 for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in 2027.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 1.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2022.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 187th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 1.64
2006 1.6 -2.4%
2007 1.56 -2.5%
2008 1.6 +2.6%
2009 1.57 -1.9%
2010 1.55 -1.3%
2011 1.55 +0.0%
2012 1.56 +0.6%
2013 1.56 +0.0%
2014 1.57 +0.6%
2015 1.54 -1.9%
2016 1.59 +3.2%
2017 1.52 -4.4%
2018 1.44 -5.3%
2019 1.45 +0.7%
2020 1.43 -1.4%
2021 1.4 -2.1%
2022 1.35 -3.6%
2023 1.38 +2.2%
2024 1.39 +0.7%
2025 1.39 +0.0%
2026 1.4 +0.7%
2027 1.42 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.59 1.56 1.64 5
2010s 1.53 1.44 1.59 10
2020s 1.4 1.35 1.43 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

  1. 184 Madagascar 1.9 compare
  2. 185 Liberia 1.56 compare
  3. 186 Central African Republic 1.47 compare
  4. 188 Burundi 0.93 compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

More economy & growth data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

All data for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of →

Frequently asked questions

What is output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 1.42 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.64 in 2005.
What is the lowest output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2022.
How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 187th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Statizoid, drawing on International Labour Organization. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/output-per-hour-worked-gdp-constant-2021-international-at-ppp-ilo-modelled-estimates/korea-dem-people-s-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under ILO Terms of Use (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/output-per-hour-worked-gdp-constant-2021-international-at-ppp-ilo-modelled-estimates/korea-dem-people-s-rep/">Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Korea, Democratic People&#x27;s Republic of</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.