Egypt vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per person employed

Egypt
2.9%
in 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2.2%
in 2010
Egypt rank
8th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
5th

GDP per person employed over time

  • Egypt
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
-1000100200198119952010

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.9% against 2.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 25 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 22.9% -0.7% 23.6% Egypt
2000s 2.4% 2.7% 0.3% Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 2.9% 2.2% 0.7% Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per person employed, Egypt or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Egypt, at 2.9% against 2.2% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2010.
What is the difference in gdp per person employed between Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.7%, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2010.
How do Egypt and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gdp per person employed?
Egypt ranks 8th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as GDP per person employed (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per person employed (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
31 places, 864 data points, 1981–2010
Last refreshed

GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy.