Data for 2009

GDP per Person Employed, 2009

Name: GDP per Person Employed, 2009
Creator: World Bank Group
License: https://data.worldbank.org/summary-terms-of-use

2009, as World Bank Group’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

GDP per Person Employed, 2009 covers 176 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 288,244; Burundi is lowest, at 2,331. The middle country reads 36,886. Against 2008, 176 values changed (76 up, 100 down), the same countries are covered.

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GDP per Person Employed · Data for 2009

HighestLuxembourg

288,244

LowestBurundi

2,331

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

176countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
176distinct values11 decimals, as published
Sep 10, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of GDP per Person Employed, 2009, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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GDP per Person Employed, 2009: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	288,244
2	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	188,902
3	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	179,626
4	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	159,806
5	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	158,754
6	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	154,289
7	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	153,896
8	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	138,815
9	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	134,917
10	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	134,590
11	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	133,274
12	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	131,971
13	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	131,687
14	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	127,385
15	United States`USA`Northern America	125,361
16	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	122,044
17	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	119,951
18	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	119,834
19	France`FRA`Western Europe	116,073
20	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	116,072
21	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	115,659
22	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	115,463
23	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	113,926
24	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	111,751
25	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	109,370
26	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	107,166
27	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	106,416
28	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	104,839
29	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	103,355
30	Canada`CAN`Northern America	101,023
31	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	99,882
32	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	97,953
33	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	91,205
34	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	90,308
35	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	88,636
36	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	82,044
37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	81,450
38	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	81,329
39	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	78,329
40	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	76,906
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	76,803
42	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	75,165
43	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	73,179
44	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	71,196
45	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	69,996
46	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	69,516
47	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	69,476
48	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	67,554
49	Suriname`SUR`South America	66,124
50	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	65,610
51	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	64,837
52	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	63,915
53	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	63,336
54	Argentina`ARG`South America	62,579
55	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	62,020
56	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	61,367
57	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	60,843
58	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	60,359
59	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	57,620
60	Chile`CHL`South America	57,010
61	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	54,105
62	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	53,594
63	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	53,522
64	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	52,454
65	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	52,147
66	Panama`PAN`Central America	51,736
67	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	51,673
68	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	50,173
69	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	50,102
70	Uruguay`URY`South America	50,029
71	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	49,106
72	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	48,660
73	Mexico`MEX`Central America	48,459
74	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	48,127
75	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	47,937
76	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	47,895
77	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	45,041
78	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	44,581
79	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	44,207
80	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43,290
81	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	43,126
82	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	42,802
83	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	41,644
84	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	39,528
85	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	39,041
86	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	38,823
87	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	37,745
88	Brazil`BRA`South America	37,087
89	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	36,686
90	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	36,508
91	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	35,999
92	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	34,916
93	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	34,607
94	Belize`BLZ`Central America	33,350
95	Colombia`COL`South America	32,082
96	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	31,081
97	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	30,833
98	Guyana`GUY`South America	29,513
99	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	29,110
100	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	27,487
101	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	27,486
102	Ecuador`ECU`South America	27,356
103	Paraguay`PRY`South America	26,365
104	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	26,077
105	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	25,371
106	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	25,195
107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	25,162
108	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	24,392
109	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	23,993
110	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	23,930
111	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	23,690
112	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	22,842
113	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	22,659
114	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	22,541
115	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	22,230
116	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	21,660
117	Peru`PER`South America	21,117
118	Bolivia`BOL`South America	20,768
119	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	19,272
120	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	19,098
121	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	18,928
122	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	18,591
123	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	17,369
124	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	17,224
125	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	15,776
126	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	15,673
127	Honduras`HND`Central America	14,738
128	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	14,730
129	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	14,585
130	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	14,072
131	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	13,372
132	India`IND`Southern Asia	13,114
133	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	12,787
134	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	12,478
135	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	12,349
136	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	12,191
137	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	12,056
138	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	11,893
139	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	11,642
140	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	11,450
141	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	11,337
142	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	10,830
143	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	10,828
144	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	10,330
145	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	10,127
146	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	9,976
147	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	9,903
148	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	9,737
149	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	9,713
150	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	9,439
151	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	9,250
152	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	8,069
153	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	7,702
154	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	7,530
155	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	7,112
156	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	7,066
157	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	6,997
158	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	6,931
159	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	6,669
160	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	6,655
161	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	6,611
162	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	6,136
163	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	6,041
164	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	5,700
165	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	5,366
166	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	5,159
167	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	4,237
168	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	3,759
169	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	3,720
170	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	3,612
171	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	3,482
172	Niger`NER`Western Africa	3,226
173	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	3,105
174	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	2,942
175	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	2,704
176	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	2,331

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg288,244
2Brunei188,902
3Macau179,626
4Singapore159,806
5Norway158,754

Lowest

176Burundi2,331
175Mozambique2,704
174Ethiopia2,942
173DR Congo3,105
172Niger3,226

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 36,886. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
176values changed, of 176 in both
76 · 100rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico131,080 → 138,815+7,735
Ireland127,222 → 131,687+4,465
Macau176,414 → 179,626+3,212
Spain100,428 → 103,355+2,927
Lebanon50,740 → 53,522+2,782

Fell most

Luxembourg316,067 → 288,244−27,822
Kuwait151,301 → 131,971−19,330
United Arab Emirates128,950 → 115,659−13,291
Saudi Arabia165,479 → 154,289−11,190
Botswana47,341 → 39,041−8,300

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from World Bank Group’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2009.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2009). GDP per Person Employed, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/gdp-per-worker/2009

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