Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP by country
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
185
Highest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Burundi
Lowest
0 units per US$ of GDP
Luxembourg
Median
0 units per US$ of GDP
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
6,611
What the numbers show
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Burundi; the lowest is 0 units per US$ of GDP in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 units per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0 units per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 538.
Over the past decade 26 countries rose and 159 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 130.4%), and the largest decrease in Guyana (down 82.5%).
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.3% | falling |
| 2 | Madagascar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 3 | Mozambique | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 5 | Eritrea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 6 | Malawi | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Liberia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | South Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2015 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Burkina Faso | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Rwanda | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 20 | Lesotho | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 21 | Timor-Leste | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Chad | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Gambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 25 | Yemen | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2018 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Togo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 27 | Myanmar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Zambia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Somalia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Benin | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | up 83.4% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Pakistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 35 | Cambodia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 38 | Nepal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Comoros | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 41 | Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.6% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 43 | Haiti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Bangladesh | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Congo | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 46 | India | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Nicaragua | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Angola | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Ghana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Venezuela | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Honduras | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 59 | Bolivia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 61 | Mauritania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 62 | Ukraine | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2021 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Indonesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 118.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Vanuatu | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 68 | Moldova | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Eswatini | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 70 | El Salvador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 71 | Iran | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Namibia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 74 | Palestine, State of | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 75 | Tunisia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 76 | Cabo Verde | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Jamaica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 80 | Morocco | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Fiji | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 84 | South Africa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 85 | Guatemala | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 87 | Colombia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Djibouti | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 89 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Peru | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 91 | Suriname | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Mongolia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 94 | Libya | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.1% | flat |
| 95 | Jordan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Belarus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Tonga | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 99 | Iraq | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Brazil | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Algeria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 104 | Cuba | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2020 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 105 | Samoa | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 109 | North Macedonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 111 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Malaysia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 113 | Gabon | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 114 | Mauritius | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 117 | Maldives | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Serbia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Mexico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 120 | Argentina | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Montenegro | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Chile | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Russia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 127 | Panama | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Türkiye | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Uruguay | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Hungary | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 135 | Kuwait | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 136 | Romania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 138 | Barbados | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 139 | Cyprus | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 140 | Poland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovak Republic | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Croatia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Greece | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 144 | Lithuania | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Korea | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 146 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 147 | Estonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Japan | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 149 | Bahamas | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 150 | New Caledonia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 151 | Portugal | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 152 | Czechia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 156 | Spain | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 157 | Guyana | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 159 | Guam | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 160 | Malta | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 161 | Qatar | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Italy | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 163 | Puerto Rico | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 164 | Canada | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 165 | France | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 166 | Finland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 167 | United Kingdom | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.0% | falling |
| 168 | Hong Kong (China) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 169 | Germany | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 170 | Sweden | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 171 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2022 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 172 | Australia | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 173 | Macau (China) | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Austria | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 175 | Netherlands | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 176 | Israel | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 177 | Belgium | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 178 | Denmark | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 179 | Iceland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 180 | Singapore | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 181 | Norway | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 182 | United States | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 183 | Switzerland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 184 | Ireland | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Sub-Saharan Africa 0 units per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) International Labour Organization
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.