Output per hour worked (GDP, constant 2021 international $ at PPP) in Asia

48 countries in Asia, 2025. Unit: constant 2021 int. $ (PPP). World ranking →

First in the ranking
100.4 $
Singapore
Median country
20.6 $
half above, half below
World
23.3 $
ILO aggregate
Range
1.4 to 100.4
North Korea - Singapore

How to read it

Across 48 countries in Asia, the highest value is in Singapore (100.4 $) and the lowest in North Korea (1.4 $).

The median country is at 20.6 $: half are above, half below.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Output per hour over time

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Ranking of countries

2025
In chart Share of the highest value
1Singapore100.4
2Macao81.3
3Brunei71.1
4Saudi Arabia65.3
5Hong Kong62.8
6Israel61.1
7Qatar60.3
8Japan52.7
9Bahrain49.3
10South Korea47.9
11Kazakhstan41.5
12United Arab Emirates41.2
13Türkiye40.9
14Cyprus38.2
15Iraq35.7
16Kuwait32.9
17Oman31.6
18Malaysia30.4
19Georgia29.5
20Turkmenistan27.9
21Azerbaijan26.4
22Armenia26.0
23Iran23.6
24China20.6
25Maldives20.5
26Mongolia19.0
27Sri Lanka18.2
28Thailand17.9
29Jordan16.7
30Indonesia15.5
31Uzbekistan13.7
32Yemen13.1
33Vietnam12.7
34Philippines12.0
35Bhutan11.4
36Syria11.1
37India10.8
38Tajikistan10.3
39Kyrgyzstan10.0
40Nepal9.7
41Bangladesh8.8
42Laos8.7
43Pakistan7.2
44Timor-Leste6.6
45Afghanistan6.1
46Myanmar5.8
47Cambodia5.2
48North Korea1.4
ILO · 2025 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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