Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita by country
Countries reporting
186
Highest
99.17
Qatar
Lowest
8.49
Chad
Median
68.39
Years covered
34
1991β2024
Data points
6,257
What the numbers show
Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 99.17 in Qatar; the lowest is 8.49 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 68.39, and the mean is 61.45.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 12.
Over the past decade 138 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 38.5%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 12.5%).
Share of workers who are employees vs gdp per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 99.17 | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Bahrain | 97.46 | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 3 | Kuwait | 96.91 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 4 | Norway | 95.06 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 5 | Oman | 95.04 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 94.86 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 94.43 | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 8 | United States | 93.81 | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Russia | 93.6 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Belarus | 93.01 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Macao | 92.93 | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | Brunei | 92.62 | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 13 | Hong Kong | 92.2 | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 14 | Denmark | 91.95 | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 91.82 | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | United States Virgin Islands | 90.92 | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 90.75 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 18 | Cyprus | 90.06 | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 89.7 | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 89.69 | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Jordan | 88.65 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | 88.57 | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Lithuania | 88.32 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 24 | Hungary | 88.21 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 88.06 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 87.93 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Austria | 87.79 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 28 | Finland | 87.46 | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 87.35 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | Singapore | 87.18 | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 31 | Canada | 86.98 | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 32 | Croatia | 86.94 | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom | 86.78 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | France | 86.66 | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Iceland | 86.66 | 2024 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 36 | Ireland | 86.56 | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 37 | Latvia | 86.25 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Malta | 85.95 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | Slovenia | 85.89 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 85.47 | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 41 | Romania | 85.34 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 85.32 | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Spain | 85.3 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 85.05 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 45 | Guam | 84.35 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Czechia | 84.15 | 2024 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 47 | Australia | 83.78 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 83.18 | 2024 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 49 | Netherlands | 83.17 | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 50 | Switzerland | 83.15 | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 51 | South Africa | 83.03 | 2021 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 52 | New Caledonia | 83.02 | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 53 | Bahamas | 82.94 | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 54 | Montenegro | 82.22 | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 55 | Mauritius | 81.82 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 56 | French Polynesia | 81.62 | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 57 | New Zealand | 81.4 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 58 | Poland | 80.99 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 59 | Taiwan | 80.81 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 60 | Barbados | 80.2 | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 61 | Maldives | 79.66 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 79 | 2021 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Italy | 78.75 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 64 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 77.62 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 65 | Suriname | 77.23 | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 66 | South Korea | 77.14 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Palestine | 76.17 | 2022 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 68 | Chile | 75.96 | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 69 | Cuba | 75.08 | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 70 | Tunisia | 74.95 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 71 | Malaysia | 74.51 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 74.31 | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 73 | Argentina | 74.28 | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 74 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 74.12 | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 73.79 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 76 | Libya | 73.73 | 2024 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 73.19 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 73.14 | 2024 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 79 | Egypt | 72.88 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 72.78 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 72.74 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 82 | Uruguay | 71.9 | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 83 | Botswana | 71.85 | 2024 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 84 | Lebanon | 71.62 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 85 | Turkey | 71.16 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 86 | Algeria | 69.62 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 69.55 | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 88 | Brazil | 69.49 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 69.3 | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 90 | Mexico | 69.17 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 91 | Kyrgyzstan | 68.97 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 68.45 | 2024 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 93 | Iraq | 68.43 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 94 | Guyana | 68.35 | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 95 | Turkmenistan | 67.86 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 96 | Gabon | 67.55 | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 65.69 | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 98 | Fiji | 65.62 | 2024 | up 15.5% | flat |
| 99 | Belize | 64.67 | 2024 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 100 | Jamaica | 64.15 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 63.98 | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 102 | Philippines | 63.54 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 103 | Western Sahara | 63.43 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 63.21 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 105 | China | 61.95 | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 106 | Lesotho | 61.35 | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 61.12 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 108 | Guatemala | 60.71 | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 109 | Venezuela | 59.65 | 2024 | down 8.3% | flat |
| 110 | Morocco | 59.59 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 111 | Panama | 59.38 | 2024 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 112 | Rwanda | 59.07 | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 113 | Mongolia | 58.44 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 114 | Paraguay | 58.41 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 115 | Tonga | 57.93 | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 57.85 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 57.77 | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 118 | Syria | 57.53 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 119 | Iran | 56.83 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 120 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.91 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 121 | Honduras | 55.63 | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 55.49 | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 123 | Samoa | 55.25 | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 54.33 | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 125 | Colombia | 54.25 | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 126 | Sudan | 53.48 | 2022 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 127 | Georgia | 53.43 | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 128 | Albania | 49.39 | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 129 | Thailand | 49.17 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 130 | Djibouti | 48.73 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 131 | Peru | 48.29 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 132 | Somalia | 47.75 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 133 | Ecuador | 47.65 | 2024 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 134 | Eritrea | 47.43 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 135 | Indonesia | 46.32 | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 136 | Vietnam | 46.19 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 137 | Cambodia | 44.21 | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 138 | Pakistan | 42.78 | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritania | 42.28 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 140 | Comoros | 41.98 | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 141 | Moldova | 41.28 | 2024 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 39.38 | 2024 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 143 | Malawi | 38.68 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 38.57 | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 145 | North Korea | 37.87 | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 146 | Senegal | 35.34 | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 147 | Kenya | 35.05 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 148 | Myanmar | 34.54 | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 149 | Bolivia | 33.49 | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 150 | Azerbaijan | 32.82 | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 151 | Ghana | 32.15 | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 31.02 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 153 | Cameroon | 30.43 | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 154 | Bhutan | 30.1 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 29.91 | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 156 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28.68 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 157 | East Timor | 24.95 | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | India | 24.61 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 24.32 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 160 | Angola | 24.14 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 161 | Haiti | 23.21 | 2024 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 162 | Mali | 23.11 | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 23.11 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 164 | Togo | 22.95 | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 165 | Laos | 22.6 | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 166 | Liberia | 21.38 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 167 | Nepal | 21.16 | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 168 | Papua New Guinea | 21.15 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 169 | Benin | 19.77 | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 170 | Uganda | 19.29 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 171 | Guinea | 17.75 | 2024 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 172 | South Sudan | 17.45 | 2023 | up 18.0% | flat |
| 173 | Burkina Faso | 17.16 | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 174 | Afghanistan | 16.64 | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Ethiopia | 15.37 | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 176 | Burundi | 15.08 | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 177 | Zambia | 15.02 | 2004 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 178 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 14.66 | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 179 | Mozambique | 14.54 | 2024 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 14.52 | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 181 | Tanzania | 14.45 | 2024 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 182 | Nigeria | 13.58 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 183 | Madagascar | 11.48 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 10.96 | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 185 | Niger | 10.26 | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 186 | Chad | 8.49 | 2024 | down 6.2% | rising |