Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Uganda
Uganda: Labor force, total, per unit of GDP was 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. β Volatile
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP in Uganda, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Uganda is 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Uganda peaked at 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Uganda 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 13 Sierra Leone 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 South Sudan 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 United Republic of Tanzania 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 Uganda
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 207,238 (2017)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 43.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 106.2% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2017)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Uganda?
- Labor force, total, per unit of gdp in Uganda was 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per unit of gdp recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Uganda rank for labor force, total, per unit of gdp?
- Uganda ranks 16th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.