China: labor productivity in the construction sector

Labor productivity* in the construction sector in China between 2013 and 2023 (in yuan per person)

Characteristic	Labor productivity in yuan per person
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October 2024

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China

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Supplementary notes

* Productivity per worker refers to the total production value of all construction companies between 2010 and 2020.

One yuan equals approximately 0.14 U.S. dollars and 0.13 euros (as of November 2024).

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In 2023, the average production value of a worker in the construction sector in China amounted to around *** thousand yuan, an increase of almost *** thousand yuan since 2013. In China, labor productivity had increased significantly over the past decades.

Labor productivity

Labor productivity describes the value a worker creates in a defined period. The output value hinges upon three factors: physical capital, new technology, and human capital. An increase in any of these three factors would increase a country’s labor productivity. An example of the new technology factor would be enhanced productivity as a result of utilizing artificial intelligence.

Building more, faster

The construction industry is very labor-intensive. Therefore, the employment of machinery and modern construction techniques greatly enhances productivity. As China developed, it had more resources to purchase and build machinery. In addition to that, Chinese enterprises purchase foreign companies to gain access to new construction technology. In 2016, a heavy equipment manufacturer from Changsha took over the German concrete company Putzmeister, a world leader in concrete pump manufacturing.