Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | +52.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 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 | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 South Sudan 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Uganda 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Rwanda 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, annual growth rate -3.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, male, annual growth rate -2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.