Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 32 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Sudan 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Pakistan 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Cambodia 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Cameroon 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Nepal 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.07 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.4% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 44.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0567 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1999.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.