Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Korea
Korea: Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed was 115.06 Index in 2026. ▲ Rising
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Korea, 1982–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Korea is 115.06 Index, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Korea peaked at 120.28 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.35 Index, in 1982.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed in Korea, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23.35 Index | — |
| 1983 | 25.5 Index | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 26.98 Index | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 28.59 Index | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 30.52 Index | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 32.34 Index | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 35.32 Index | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 36.63 Index | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 38.6 Index | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 41.12 Index | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 42.37 Index | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 44.72 Index | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 48.07 Index | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 50.47 Index | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 52.95 Index | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 54.99 Index | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 56.51 Index | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 60.79 Index | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 69.64 Index | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 71.79 Index | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 76.04 Index | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 79.03 Index | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 80.15 Index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 83.82 Index | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 86.34 Index | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 90.86 Index | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 89 Index | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 93.89 Index | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 98.11 Index | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 98.47 Index | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 99.92 Index | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 101.63 Index | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 102.47 Index | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 104.94 Index | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 106.89 Index | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 109.2 Index | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 112.7 Index | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 114.01 Index | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 115.32 Index | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 117.42 Index | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 116.2 Index | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 117.36 Index | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 119.25 Index | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 120.28 Index | +0.9% |
| 2026 | 115.06 Index | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.9 Index | 23.35 Index | 36.63 Index | 8 |
| 1990s | 49.06 Index | 38.6 Index | 60.79 Index | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.06 Index | 69.64 Index | 93.89 Index | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.83 Index | 98.11 Index | 114.01 Index | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.27 Index | 115.06 Index | 120.28 Index | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Korea?
- Productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed in Korea was 115.06 Index in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 120.28 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.35 Index in 1982.
- How does Korea rank for productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2026.
- Is productivity and unit labour costs — gdp per person employed rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Productivity and unit labour costs — GDP per person employed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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