GDP per person employed in Caribbean Small States
Caribbean Small States: GDP per person employed was 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Caribbean Small States, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
Caribbean Small States recorded 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Caribbean Small States peaked at 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places Caribbean Small States 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,794 constant 2021 PPP $ | 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,970 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 52,015 constant 2021 PPP $ | 45,893 constant 2021 PPP $ | 57,434 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,702 constant 2021 PPP $ | 55,510 constant 2021 PPP $ | 60,298 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,143 constant 2021 PPP $ | 56,640 constant 2021 PPP $ | 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean Small States
- 6 Norway 180,933 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 7 Brunei 163,544 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 8 Switzerland 158,634 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 9 United States 156,983 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 10 Qatar 149,105 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 11 Belgium 147,482 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 12 Denmark 140,396 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Caribbean Small States
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Caribbean Small States?
- Gdp per person employed in Caribbean Small States was 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Caribbean Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does Caribbean Small States rank for gdp per person employed?
- Caribbean Small States ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Caribbean Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean Small States data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). 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. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.