GDP per person employed in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): GDP per person employed was 8,868 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. β² Rising
GDP per person employed in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991β2025
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
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) recorded 8,868 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 8,868 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,291 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 46 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 5,585 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,291 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,801 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,317 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,846 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,946 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,876 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,211 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,576 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,598 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,456 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,868 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- 42 Portugal 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 43 New Zealand 87,948 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 44 Least developed countries 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 44 Japan 87,888 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 45 Russian Federation 86,818 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 46 Slovakia 84,278 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 47 Hungary 83,090 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 82,765 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Gdp per person employed in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 8,868 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 Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 8,868 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,291 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for gdp per person employed?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 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.