GDP per person employed in Caribbean small states
Caribbean small states: GDP per person employed was 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in Caribbean small states, 1991–2025
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
Caribbean small states recorded 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ for gdp per person employed in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Caribbean small states peaked at 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,794 constant 2021 PPP $ | 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $ | 44,970 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 52,015 constant 2021 PPP $ | 45,893 constant 2021 PPP $ | 57,434 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,702 constant 2021 PPP $ | 55,510 constant 2021 PPP $ | 60,298 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,143 constant 2021 PPP $ | 56,640 constant 2021 PPP $ | 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
More work & labour data for Caribbean small states
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 45.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 59.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Caribbean small states?
- Gdp per person employed in Caribbean small states was 89,807 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 Caribbean small states?
- The highest recorded value was 89,807 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Caribbean small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,080 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Caribbean small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean small states 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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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.