GDP per person employed in Low income
Low income: GDP per person employed was 6,041 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. β² Rising
GDP per person employed in Low income, 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
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Low income stood at 6,041 constant 2021 PPP $.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Low income peaked at 6,736 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,525 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1994.
Low income ranks 46th 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 | 4,759 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,525 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,986 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,634 constant 2021 PPP $ | 4,989 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,376 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,484 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,127 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,736 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,307 constant 2021 PPP $ | 5,896 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6,689 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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 Slovak Republic 84,278 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 47 Hungary 83,090 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 82,765 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
- 49 Estonia 82,213 constant 2021 PPP $ compare
More work & labour data for Low income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 44.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 65.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Low income?
- Gdp per person employed in Low income was 6,041 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 6,736 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2019.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,525 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1994.
- How does Low income rank for gdp per person employed?
- Low income ranks 46th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income 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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About this data
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.