GDP per person employed (annual % growth) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GDP per person employed (annual % growth) was 2.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
GDP per person employed in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1992–2010
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 2.2% for gdp per person employed in 2010.
The figure is up 195.7% on the previous year and up 1,108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 5.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 1992.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per person employed (annual % growth) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -4.8% | — |
| 1993 | -1.4% | -71.8% |
| 1994 | -0.2% | -87.6% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -432.2% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | +190.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -97.9% |
| 1998 | -1.1% | -3257.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -70.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -155.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +672.6% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +185.6% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -49.3% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +144.1% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 2.5% | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -70.3% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +195.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per person employed (annual % growth) in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -3257.3% | 0.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7% | -4.8% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 70.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 51.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Gdp per person employed in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 2.2% in 2010, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 1992.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for gdp per person employed?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 6 groups with data for 2010.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of GDP per person employed (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy.