Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP by country
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Luxembourg
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
6,436
What the numbers show
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 569.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 158 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 133.0%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 82.3%).
Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.9% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 5 | Eritrea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 6 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 7 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Afghanistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 133.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 18 | South Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 19 | Timor-Leste | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 23 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 24 | Lesotho | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 25 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 26 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 30 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 84.5% | falling |
| 33 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 35 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 9.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 38 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Comoros | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 40 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 42 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 58 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 61 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 67 | Republic of Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 69 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 74 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 75 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 79 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 80 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 82 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 83 | Palestine, State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 84 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 85 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 86 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 87 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 91 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 93 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 94 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 95 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 20.5% | flat |
| 98 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 99 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 101 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 104 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 105 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 106 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 109 | China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 115 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 117 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 118 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 122 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Russian Federation | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 127 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 134 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 135 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 139 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 140 | Slovakia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 141 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 142 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Republic of Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 144 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 146 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 148 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 150 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 25.3% | falling |
| 152 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 156 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 157 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 158 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 160 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Guam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 162 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 164 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 165 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 166 | Hong Kong, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 168 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 169 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 170 | Macau, China | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 172 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 173 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 174 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 175 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 176 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 177 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 179 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 180 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 181 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 182 | United States of America | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 184 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 units per US$ of GDP
- Chagai 0 units per US$ of GDP
- World 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Employment International Labour Organization
- 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
Employment (ILO modelled estimates) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.