Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 0 units per US$ of GDP for labor force, total, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -19.1% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 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 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 24 Mali 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Yemen 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Myanmar 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Zambia 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Somalia 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Benin 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Solomon Islands 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
More education data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Population ages 15-64 67.7% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0886 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.215 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.17 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.79 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 57.82 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.4% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.