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Productivity without an informality fill
Separate panels. PH 2025 labour productivity US$24,593 per person employed (2021 PPP) — below MY 70,821 and TH 39,617, near ID 30,292 and VN 27,957. Informal employment empty for PH/MY/SG; where reported LA 90.5%, KH 89.4%, ID 81.0%. SG/BN outliers not peer bars.
2025
Labour productivity
GDP per person employed retains its PPP basis.
GDP per person employed
constant_2021_PPP_USD
| Economy | Value | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 163544.35 | 2025 |
| Cambodia | 12600.34 | 2025 |
| Indonesia | 30291.8 | 2025 |
| Laos | 19365.89 | 2025 |
| Malaysia | 70821.25 | 2025 |
| Myanmar | 12668.68 | 2025 |
| Philippines | 24593.15 | 2025 |
| Singaporehub | 233454.41 | 2025 |
| Thailand | 39617.37 | 2025 |
| Vietnam | 27957.32 | 2025 |
| Timor-Leste | 9322.51 | 2025 |
Mixed vintages
Informal employment
Missing ILO observations remain gaps.
Informal employment
%_of_total_employment
| Economy | Value | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 21.39 | 2024 |
| Cambodia | 89.39 | 2019 |
| Indonesia | 80.97 | 2023 |
| Laos | 90.49 | 2022 |
| Malaysia | GAP | GAP |
| Myanmar | 80.71 | 2020 |
| Philippines | GAP | GAP |
| Singaporehub | GAP | GAP |
| Thailand | 63.17 | 2024 |
| Vietnam | 67.03 | 2024 |
| Timor-Leste | 80.57 | 2021 |
2025
Self-employment companion
Self-employment is not used to fill informal employment.
Self-employed workers
%_of_total_employment
| Economy | Value | Vintage |
|---|---|---|
| Brunei | 7.27 | 2025 |
| Cambodia | 55.52 | 2025 |
| Indonesia | 53.34 | 2025 |
| Laos | 77.14 | 2025 |
| Malaysia | 25.37 | 2025 |
| Myanmar | 65.47 | 2025 |
| Philippines | 36.15 | 2025 |
| Singaporehub | 12.69 | 2025 |
| Thailand | 50.7 | 2025 |
| Vietnam | 53.35 | 2025 |
| Timor-Leste | 74.86 | 2025 |
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