Comparison of Productivity Levels Among Asian Countries

(in US$ Dollars) at Constant Prices

National:2006 -2010
(in US$ Dollars)

COUNTRY 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 AVE.

Japan a/ 73,793 74,226 83,931 88,317 98,285 83,710

Singapore b/ 56,989 62,234 61,947 58,792 68,468 61,686

Hongkong c/ 57,977 60,009 60,804 60,137 64,004 60,586

Brunei d/ 43,289 44,430 45,570 42,221 44,777 44,057

Taipei, China e/ 37,259 38,431 39,887 37,685 42,844 39,221

Korea f/ 41,170 43,925 37,657 32,705 37,828 38,657

Malaysia g/ 12,610 13,968 14,905 13,609 15,615 14,141

Thailand h/ 3,000 3,404 3,540 3,297 3,813 3,411

Philippines i/ 2,816 3,247 3,466 3,169 3,507 3,241

China j/ 3,421 4,061 4,844 5,345 No Data 4,418

Indonesia k/ 2,113 2,150 2,094 1,999 2,349 2,141

Cambodia l/ 879 972 1,020 990 1,024 977

Viet Nam m/ 604 634 647 635 605 625

Source of basic data: 2011 Key Labor Indicators, Asian Development Bank

Formula Used: Gross Domestic Product

No. of Employed Persons

Notes on GDP used:

a/ - year 1990-1992 used at constant 1995 prices; 1993-present used chained prices at
2000 market prices
b/ - year 1990-1994 used at constant 2000 prices; 1995-present used at constant 2005
market prices
c/ - chained prices at 2009 market prices
d/ - at constant 2000 market prices
e/ - year 1990-1992 at constant 2001 prices; 1993-present used at constant 2006
market prices
f/ - year 1990-1992 used at constant 2000 prices; 1993-present used at chained 2005
market prices
g/ - year 1990-1999 at constant 1987 prices; 2000-present used 2000 market prices
h/ - at constant 1988 market prices
i/ - year 1990-2000 used at constant 1985 prices; 2001-present used at constant 2000
market prices
j/ -year 1990-1999 used at constant 1990 prices; 2000-2004 used at constant 2000
prices; 2005-present used at constant 2005 market prices
k/ - year 1990-1999 used at constant 1993 prices; 2000-present used at constant 2000
market prices
l/ - year 1990-1992 used at constant 1989 market prices; 1993-present used 2000
market prices
m/ - at constant 1994 market prices