GDP per person employed (annual % growth) by country

Name: GDP per person employed (annual % growth)
Creator: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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

Countries reporting

Highest

5.5%

Zimbabwe

Lowest

-5.3%

Madagascar

Median

2.2%

Years covered

1981–2010

Data points

864

What the numbers show

GDP per person employed (annual % growth) is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 5.5% in Zimbabwe; the lowest is -5.3% in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 2.2%, and the mean is 2.1%.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 2,684.6%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 491.3%).

GDP per person employed: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Zimbabwe	5.5%	2010	up 168.7%	volatile
2	Nigeria	4.9%	2010	up 114.5%	volatile
3	Ethiopia	4.8%	2010	up 143.9%	volatile
4	Mozambique	4.2%	2010	down 33.6%	volatile
5	Zambia	3.7%	2010	up 187.7%	volatile
6	Tanzania	3.5%	2010	up 56.1%	volatile
7	Angola	3.4%	2010	—	volatile
8	Egypt	2.9%	2010	up 8.9%	volatile
9	Malawi	2.9%	2010	up 242.7%	volatile
10	Uganda	2.4%	2010	up 0.8%	volatile
11	Morocco	2.3%	2010	up 158.9%	volatile
12	Ghana	2.3%	2010	up 1,199.3%	volatile
13	Sudan	2.2%	2010	down 59.4%	volatile
14	Mali	2.2%	2010	up 139.9%	volatile
15	Tunisia	2.1%	2010	up 2.3%	volatile
16	South Africa	2.0%	2010	up 470.8%	volatile
17	Democratic Republic of Congo	1.6%	2010	up 116.6%	volatile
18	Algeria	1.5%	2010	up 177.7%	volatile
19	Kenya	1.4%	2010	up 152.1%	volatile
20	Burkina Faso	0.9%	2010	up 225.2%	volatile
21	Senegal	0.8%	2010	up 2,684.6%	volatile
22	Cote d'Ivoire	0.3%	2010	up 103.6%	volatile
23	Cameroon	0.0%	2010	down 96.5%	volatile
24	Niger	-0.2%	2010	up 97.1%	volatile
25	Madagascar	-5.3%	2010	down 491.3%	volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 3.3%
North Africa 2.6%
Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 2.4%
Africa 2.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa 2.2%
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 2.2%

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About this data

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: 18 September 2026

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