Labor force, total, per unit of GDP by country
Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
0.0019 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Luxembourg
Median
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,231
What the numbers show
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 533.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 163 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 130.4%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 82.5%).
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 5 | Eritrea | 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Liberia | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | South Sudan | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 15 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 20 | Lesotho | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Gambia | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 25 | Yemen | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Myanmar | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Zambia | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Somalia | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Least developed countries | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 83.4% | falling |
| 34 | Sudan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Pakistan | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Cameroon | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 39 | Nepal | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Kenya | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 44 | Haiti | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Congo | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 47 | India | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Angola | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Ghana | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 58 | Viet Nam | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Honduras | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 60 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritania | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 63 | Ukraine | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Egypt | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Lebanon | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Vanuatu | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 69 | Eswatini | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 71 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 72 | Namibia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 75 | Cabo Verde | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 76 | State of Palestine | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Fiji | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 85 | South Africa | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 86 | Guatemala | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Botswana | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 88 | Colombia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Djibouti | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Peru | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 93 | Suriname | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Belize | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 96 | Georgia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Jordan | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 98 | Belarus | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Armenia | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 101 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 105 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 113 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 114 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 116 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 118 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 120 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Russia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 127 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 136 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 137 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 138 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 141 | Slovak Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 144 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Republic of Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 148 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 150 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 151 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 152 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 154 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 157 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 158 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 160 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 161 | Guam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 162 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 163 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 165 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 166 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 168 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 169 | Hong Kong (China) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 170 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 171 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 172 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 173 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 174 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 175 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 176 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 177 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 179 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 180 | Chagai | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 181 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 182 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 183 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 184 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 185 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 186 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Low income 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Western and Central 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
- Pre-demographic dividend 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA only 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA total 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- IDA blend 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Africa Eastern and Southern 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
- Lower middle income 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.