Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Somalia
Somalia: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP for labor force, total, per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Somalia peaked at 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.001 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 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
- 29 Least developed countries 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Benin 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
More education data for Somalia
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 12,870 (2007)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 46.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 50.8% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 20.9% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 12,870 (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Somalia?
- Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Somalia ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· GDP (current US$)
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.