Growth rate of real gdp per employed person by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
40.29
Guyana
Lowest
-7.52
Sudan
Median
1.62
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,641
What the numbers show
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 40.29 in Guyana; the lowest is -7.52 in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62, and the mean is 1.74.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Samoa (up 3,333.3%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 2,333.3%).
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 40.29 | 2024 | up 2,604.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Macau, China | 10.23 | 2024 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Samoa | 9.7 | 2024 | up 3,333.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Georgia | 7.3 | 2024 | up 383.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Mauritius | 6.2 | 2024 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Niger | 5.69 | 2024 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 5.44 | 2021 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Armenia | 5.33 | 2024 | up 9.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 5.21 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 10 | China | 4.93 | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 11 | Cuba | 4.64 | 2024 | up 1,756.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 4.59 | 2024 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 13 | Belarus | 4.48 | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 4.39 | 2024 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 15 | Philippines | 4.38 | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Mongolia | 4.26 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 4.22 | 2024 | up 520.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 4.19 | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.03 | 2024 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Hong Kong, China | 3.99 | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Rwanda | 3.95 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 3.87 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 3.8 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Barbados | 3.77 | 2024 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 25 | India | 3.76 | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Maldives | 3.75 | 2024 | up 202.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Indonesia | 3.63 | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 28 | Bhutan | 3.61 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.61 | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 3.57 | 2024 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 3.47 | 2024 | up 165.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Poland | 3.44 | 2024 | up 121.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.36 | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 3.34 | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.32 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 3.3 | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 3.3 | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 3.23 | 2024 | up 559.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 3.21 | 2024 | up 694.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Greece | 3.13 | 2024 | up 723.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 3.1 | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Nepal | 3.09 | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 3.06 | 2024 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 3.04 | 2024 | up 257.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Thailand | 3.03 | 2024 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3.01 | 2024 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Malta | 3.01 | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Republic of Moldova | 3 | 2024 | up 279.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 2.99 | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 2.89 | 2024 | up 2,727.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 2.86 | 2024 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Uruguay | 2.85 | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.84 | 2024 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 2.83 | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 2.82 | 2024 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 2.8 | 2024 | up 58.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Tonga | 2.78 | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 2.77 | 2024 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 2.73 | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Algeria | 2.59 | 2024 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Montenegro | 2.59 | 2024 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 62 | United States of America | 2.58 | 2024 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Paraguay | 2.54 | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.53 | 2024 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Romania | 2.5 | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 2.45 | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 2.41 | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Togo | 2.4 | 2024 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 2.37 | 2024 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2.32 | 2024 | up 393.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Latvia | 2.3 | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Brazil | 2.28 | 2024 | up 385.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 2.28 | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 2.25 | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Fiji | 2.22 | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Slovakia | 2.19 | 2024 | up 253.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Spain | 2.18 | 2024 | up 1,576.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 2.13 | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Republic of Korea | 2.12 | 2024 | up 685.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 2.1 | 2024 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.04 | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Belize | 2.03 | 2024 | up 378.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.02 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.01 | 2024 | up 212.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 2 | 2024 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Cyprus | 1.99 | 2024 | up 148.2% | volatile |
| 87 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.96 | 2024 | up 326.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 1.88 | 2024 | up 291.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 1.83 | 2024 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 1.81 | 2024 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Czechia | 1.76 | 2024 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.65 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.62 | 2024 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Honduras | 1.61 | 2024 | up 320.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 1.59 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.59 | 2024 | up 1,345.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 1.57 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.55 | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | 1.53 | 2024 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Slovenia | 1.47 | 2024 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.39 | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 1.39 | 2024 | up 275.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Suriname | 1.37 | 2024 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Canada | 1.27 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Cameroon | 1.23 | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 1.23 | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Peru | 1.23 | 2024 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Switzerland | 1.22 | 2024 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Estonia | 1.19 | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Ghana | 1.19 | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 1.17 | 2024 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 1.17 | 2024 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 113 | South Africa | 1.12 | 2024 | up 646.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1.09 | 2024 | up 145.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Libya | 1.08 | 2024 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Mauritania | 1.04 | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Guatemala | 1.03 | 2024 | up 157.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Bahamas | 0.99 | 2024 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 119 | France | 0.97 | 2024 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Mozambique | 0.94 | 2024 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 0.87 | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | 0.84 | 2024 | up 117.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | 0.83 | 2024 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 0.83 | 2024 | up 276.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.8 | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Belgium | 0.74 | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Germany | 0.73 | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Gabon | 0.73 | 2024 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Egypt | 0.67 | 2024 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0.67 | 2024 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Norway | 0.64 | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Comoros | 0.63 | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Australia | 0.53 | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 0.5 | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Bahrain | 0.46 | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Türkiye | 0.46 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Western Sahara | 0.46 | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 138 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.45 | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Finland | 0.42 | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Colombia | 0.4 | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Eritrea | 0.39 | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Pakistan | 0.34 | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Mali | 0.3 | 2024 | down 92.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.25 | 2024 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Ecuador | 0.24 | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0.24 | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 147 | New Zealand | 0.18 | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Austria | 0.08 | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Japan | 0.08 | 2024 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Mexico | 0.04 | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Namibia | 0.02 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Italy | -0.06 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Netherlands | -0.06 | 2024 | down 103.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Nigeria | -0.1 | 2024 | down 102.6% | volatile |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | -0.23 | 2024 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Congo | -0.54 | 2024 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -0.65 | 2024 | down 120.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Guam | -0.65 | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | -0.68 | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | -0.73 | 2024 | down 2,333.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Qatar | -0.78 | 2024 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | -1.03 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Angola | -1.08 | 2024 | down 181.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Burundi | -1.22 | 2024 | down 196.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Zambia | -1.22 | 2024 | down 448.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.31 | 2024 | down 174.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Malawi | -1.36 | 2024 | down 137.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Lebanon | -1.41 | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Vanuatu | -1.42 | 2024 | down 164.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Iceland | -1.56 | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Israel | -1.59 | 2024 | down 287.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Botswana | -1.6 | 2024 | down 139.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Ireland | -1.85 | 2024 | down 130.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Central African Republic | -2.22 | 2024 | down 215.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.47 | 2024 | down 437.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | -2.54 | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | -2.57 | 2024 | down 350.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Argentina | -2.61 | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Chad | -2.71 | 2024 | down 171.5% | volatile |
| 180 | South Sudan | -3.27 | 2023 | down 137.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Yemen | -3.74 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Oman | -4.06 | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Kuwait | -4.71 | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 184 | Palestine, State of | -4.79 | 2022 | down 215.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Haiti | -4.92 | 2024 | down 685.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Sudan | -7.52 | 2022 | up 57.7% | volatile |