Arab World: Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Arab World's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$3,613 on 2024 (from US$37,060 to US$33,447).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$10.83 and a typical year strayed about US$1,254 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$2,875 in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was US$3,613 in 2025. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 14% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

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.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 35 values

Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — US$2,890 (2024)
• Algeria — US$19,933 (2025)
• Bahrain — US$46,425 (2025)
• Djibouti — US$51,907 (2025)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — US$15,401 (2025)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — US$19,619 (2025)
• Iraq — US$27,075 (2025)
• Israel — US$112,496 (2024)

More economic policy & debt data for Arab World

• GDP (current US$) — US$3.8 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$7,544 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$3.83 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$3.22 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,404 (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 3.68% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth) — 1.46% (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$658.27 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.33% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Arab World's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$33,447 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is down 17.59% from US$40,587 in 1991 (0.57% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$42,067 in 1998 and the lowest US$33,447 in 2025.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Arab World?

In 2025, Arab World's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) fell US$3,613 on 2024 (from US$37,060 to US$33,447). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$10.83 and a typical year strayed about US$1,254 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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