GDP per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: GDP per person employed was 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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
The most recent figure for gdp per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification is 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,905 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 5,193 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,905 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,444 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 6,560 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,573 constant 2021 PPP $ | 7,755 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,188 constant 2021 PPP $ | 8,041 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,366 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,471 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,240 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
- 42 Portugal 89,377 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 43 New Zealand 87,948 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 44 Japan 87,888 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 45 Russia 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 Least developed countries: UN classification
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Gdp per person employed in Least developed countries: UN classification was 10,846 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 10,846 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,905 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for gdp per person employed?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.