economic2024
8.2.1 - Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) - SL_EMP_PCAP
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1.7%
Median: 1.6%
Countries Covered
186
with available data
Highest
Guyana
40.3%
Lowest
Sudan
-7.5%
Top 5 Countries
1Guyana40.3%
2Macao10.2%
3Samoa9.7%
4Georgia7.3%
5Mauritius6.2%
By Region
Other2.0%(106 countries)
Europe1.6%(32 countries)
Asia1.4%(26 countries)
Africa1.3%(9 countries)
North America1.2%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-7.5%)High (40.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1.7%)
Other (106)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 40.3% |
| 2 | Macao | 10.2% |
| 3 | Samoa | 9.7% |
| 4 | Georgia | 7.3% |
| 5 | Mauritius | 6.2% |
| 6 | Niger | 5.7% |
| 7 | Ukraine | 5.4% |
| 8 | Armenia | 5.3% |
| 9 | Vietnam | 5.2% |
| 10 | People's Republic of China | 4.9% |
| 11 | Cuba | 4.6% |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 4.6% |
| 13 | Belarus | 4.5% |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 4.4% |
| 15 | Philippines | 4.4% |
| 16 | Mongolia | 4.3% |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 4.2% |
| 18 | Djibouti | 4.2% |
| 19 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.0% |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 4.0% |
| 21 | Rwanda | 4.0% |
| 22 | Sri Lanka | 3.9% |
| 23 | Cambodia | 3.8% |
| 24 | Barbados | 3.8% |
| 25 | India | 3.8% |
| 26 | Maldives | 3.8% |
| 27 | Indonesia | 3.6% |
| 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.6% |
| 29 | Bhutan | 3.6% |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 3.6% |
| 31 | Serbia | 3.5% |
| 32 | Poland | 3.4% |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.4% |
| 34 | Benin | 3.3% |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3% |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 3.3% |
| 37 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 3.3% |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 3.2% |
| 39 | Saint Lucia | 3.2% |
| 40 | Greece | 3.1% |
| 41 | Croatia | 3.1% |
| 42 | Nepal | 3.1% |
| 43 | Cape Verde | 3.1% |
| 44 | Afghanistan | 3.0% |
| 45 | Thailand | 3.0% |
| 46 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 3.0% |
| 47 | Malta | 3.0% |
| 48 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.0% |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 3.0% |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 2.9% |
| 51 | Lithuania | 2.9% |
| 52 | Uruguay | 2.9% |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.8% |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 2.8% |
| 55 | Senegal | 2.8% |
| 56 | Malaysia | 2.8% |
| 57 | Tonga | 2.8% |
| 58 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.8% |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 2.7% |
| 60 | Montenegro | 2.6% |
| 61 | Algeria | 2.6% |
| 62 | United States of America | 2.6% |
| 63 | Paraguay | 2.5% |
| 64 | Eswatini | 2.5% |
| 65 | Romania | 2.5% |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 2.5% |
| 67 | Uganda | 2.4% |
| 68 | Togo | 2.4% |
| 69 | Venezuela | 2.4% |
| 70 | Tunisia | 2.3% |
| 71 | Latvia | 2.3% |
| 72 | Papua New Guinea | 2.3% |
| 73 | Brazil | 2.3% |
| 74 | Kenya | 2.3% |
| 75 | Fiji | 2.2% |
| 76 | Slovakia | 2.2% |
| 77 | Spain | 2.2% |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.1% |
| 79 | South Korea | 2.1% |
| 80 | Portugal | 2.1% |
| 81 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.0% |
| 82 | Belize | 2.0% |
| 83 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.0% |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.0% |
| 85 | Liberia | 2.0% |
| 86 | Cyprus | 2.0% |
| 87 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 2.0% |
| 88 | Hungary | 1.9% |
| 89 | Denmark | 1.8% |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 1.8% |
| 91 | Czech Republic | 1.8% |
| 92 | Morocco | 1.7% |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.6% |
| 94 | Honduras | 1.6% |
| 95 | Guinea | 1.6% |
| 96 | North Korea | 1.6% |
| 97 | Sierra Leone | 1.6% |
| 98 | El Salvador | 1.6% |
| 99 | Chile | 1.5% |
| 100 | Slovenia | 1.5% |
| 101 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.4% |
| 102 | Madagascar | 1.4% |
| 103 | Suriname | 1.4% |
| 104 | Canada | 1.3% |
| 105 | Cameroon | 1.2% |
| 106 | Lesotho | 1.2% |
| 107 | Peru | 1.2% |
| 108 | Switzerland | 1.2% |
| 109 | Estonia | 1.2% |
| 110 | Ghana | 1.2% |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 1.2% |
| 112 | Sweden | 1.2% |
| 113 | South Africa | 1.1% |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1.1% |
| 115 | Libya | 1.1% |
| 116 | Mauritania | 1.0% |
| 117 | Guatemala | 1.0% |
| 118 | Bahamas | 1.0% |
| 119 | France | 1.0% |
| 120 | Mozambique | 0.9% |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 0.9% |
| 122 | Jordan | 0.8% |
| 123 | French Polynesia | 0.8% |
| 124 | Panama | 0.8% |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.8% |
| 126 | Belgium | 0.7% |
| 127 | Gabon | 0.7% |
| 128 | Germany | 0.7% |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | 0.7% |
| 130 | Egypt | 0.7% |
| 131 | Norway | 0.6% |
| 132 | Comoros | 0.6% |
| 133 | Australia | 0.5% |
| 134 | Puerto Rico | 0.5% |
| 135 | Western Sahara | 0.5% |
| 136 | Türkiye | 0.5% |
| 137 | Bahrain | 0.5% |
| 138 | United Kingdom | 0.5% |
| 139 | Finland | 0.4% |
| 140 | Colombia | 0.4% |
| 141 | Eritrea | 0.4% |
| 142 | Pakistan | 0.3% |
| 143 | Mali | 0.3% |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.3% |
| 145 | Myanmar | 0.2% |
| 146 | Ecuador | 0.2% |
| 147 | New Zealand | 0.2% |
| 148 | Japan | 0.1% |
| 149 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 150 | Mexico | 0.0% |
| 151 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 152 | Italy | -0.1% |
| 153 | Netherlands | -0.1% |
| 154 | Nigeria | -0.1% |
| 155 | United Arab Emirates | -0.2% |
| 156 | Republic of the Congo | -0.5% |
| 157 | Guam | -0.7% |
| 158 | Bolivia | -0.7% |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | -0.7% |
| 160 | Zimbabwe | -0.7% |
| 161 | Qatar | -0.8% |
| 162 | Saudi Arabia | -1.0% |
| 163 | Angola | -1.1% |
| 164 | Burundi | -1.2% |
| 165 | Zambia | -1.2% |
| 166 | Sao Tome and Principe | -1.3% |
| 167 | Malawi | -1.4% |
| 168 | Lebanon | -1.4% |
| 169 | Vanuatu | -1.4% |
| 170 | Iceland | -1.6% |
| 171 | Israel | -1.6% |
| 172 | Botswana | -1.6% |
| 173 | Ireland | -1.9% |
| 174 | Central African Republic | -2.2% |
| 175 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.5% |
| 176 | Iraq | -2.5% |
| 177 | New Caledonia | -2.6% |
| 178 | Argentina | -2.6% |
| 179 | Chad | -2.7% |
| 180 | South Sudan | -3.3% |
| 181 | Yemen | -3.7% |
| 182 | Oman | -4.1% |
| 183 | Kuwait | -4.7% |
| 184 | State of Palestine | -4.8% |
| 185 | Haiti | -4.9% |
| 186 | Sudan | -7.5% |
Showing 186 of 186 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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