GDP per person employed in Small states
Small states: GDP per person employed was 61,778 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in 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
In 2025, gdp per person employed in Small states stood at 61,778 constant 2021 PPP $. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in Small states peaked at 61,778 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35,808 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38,048 constant 2021 PPP $ | 35,808 constant 2021 PPP $ | 41,602 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 47,729 constant 2021 PPP $ | 43,772 constant 2021 PPP $ | 51,493 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,569 constant 2021 PPP $ | 50,337 constant 2021 PPP $ | 53,174 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,591 constant 2021 PPP $ | 51,785 constant 2021 PPP $ | 61,778 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
More work & labour data for Small states
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 35.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 77.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 58.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 73.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in Small states?
- Gdp per person employed in Small states was 61,778 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 61,778 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,808 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1992.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.