Unemployment Map by Country

The unemployment rate is the share of the labour force without work and seeking employment, using ILO modelled estimates for the World Bank series. Explore the 1985–2025 series in % of labour force (ILO est.).

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Unemployment · % of labour force (ILO est.)

0.13%8.76%17.38%26.01%34.64%

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Linear colour scale · 35 without data

198520242025Year Speed

World Bank WDI + Taiwan patch · Snapshot retrieved 6 Oct 2026 · Exact-year observations

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Country rankings · 2024

183 reporting economies; 35 without data. Ranks use the selected indicator and year.

218 economies shown

Unemployment rankings for 2024; missing values appear last. All money values use the stated unit.
Rank	Economy		GDP per capitacurrent US$	Populationpeople	GDP growthannual %	Inflationannual %
1	Eswatini	34.64%	$3.91K	1.24M	3.03%	Not reported
2	South Africa	32.28%	$6.27K	64.01M	0.53%	4.36%
3	Djibouti	26.01%	$3.55K	1.17M	6.98%	2.11%
4	Botswana	23.81%	$7.65K	2.52M	-2.78%	2.82%
5	Gabon	20.09%	$8.23K	2.54M	3.39%	1.17%
6	Republic of the Congo	19.89%	$2.48K	6.33M	2.10%	3.09%
7	Namibia	19.16%	$4.5K	3.03M	3.78%	4.24%
8	Libya	19.09%	$6.57K	7.38M	1.90%	2.13%
9	Somalia	18.95%	$630	19.01M	4.11%	Not reported
10	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	18.09%	$11.5K	100.62K	4.06%	3.63%
11	Yemen	16.97%	Not reported	40.58M	Not reported	Not reported
12	Jordan	16.69%	$5.07K	11.55M	2.56%	1.56%
13	Lesotho	16.34%	$1.02K	2.34M	5.23%	6.11%
14	Tunisia	15.34%	$4.19K	12.28M	1.61%	7.21%
15	Iraq	15.29%	$6.07K	46.04M	-1.55%	2.61%
16	Haiti	14.61%	$2.06K	11.77M	-4.18%	26.95%
17	Angola	14.02%	$2.72K	37.89M	4.95%	28.24%
18	Afghanistan	13.69%	$417	42.65M	1.87%	-6.60%
19	Syrian Arab Republic	13.36%	Not reported	24.67M	Not reported	Not reported
20	Montenegro	13.21%	$13.27K	623.53K	3.16%	3.34%
21	Armenia	12.40%	$8.56K	3.03M	5.90%	0.27%
22	North Macedonia	12.27%	$9.29K	1.82M	2.99%	3.49%
23	Cabo Verde	11.88%	$5.17K	524.88K	6.99%	1.05%
24	Guyana	11.87%	$29.68K	831.09K	43.82%	2.90%
25	Algeria	11.65%	$5.75K	46.81M	3.70%	4.05%
26	French Polynesia	11.61%	$22.44K	281.81K	1.13%	Not reported
27	Georgia	11.56%	$8.97K	3.81M	9.68%	1.11%
28	Virgin Islands (U.S.)	11.42%	Not reported	104.38K	Not reported	Not reported
29	Spain	11.40%	$35.33K	48.85M	3.46%	2.75%
30	Rwanda	11.33%	$1.06K	14.26M	7.23%	1.77%
31	New Caledonia	10.99%	$29.21K	292.64K	-13.50%	Not reported
32	Albania	10.69%	$11.37K	2.38M	4.05%	2.22%
32	Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.69%	$9.4K	3.16M	3.23%	Not reported
34	Nepal	10.50%	$1.46K	29.65M	3.68%	4.69%
35	Mauritania	10.26%	$2.11K	5.17M	6.31%	2.49%
36	St. Lucia	10.20%	$14.49K	179.74K	4.77%	-0.67%
37	Greece	10.02%	$24.63K	10.41M	2.09%	2.74%
38	Colombia	9.62%	$7.95K	52.89M	1.49%	6.61%
39	Zimbabwe	9.44%	$2.5K	16.63M	1.68%	Not reported
40	Morocco	9.10%	$4.15K	38.08M	3.79%	0.99%
41	Sao Tome and Principe	9.06%	$3.5K	235.54K	1.48%	14.35%
42	Bahamas	9.05%	$39.46K	401.28K	3.38%	0.41%
43	Turkiye	8.80%	$15.89K	85.52M	3.33%	58.51%
44	Chile	8.72%	$16.66K	19.76M	2.81%	4.30%
45	Belize	8.70%	$7.68K	417.07K	3.50%	3.29%
46	Panama	8.45%	$19.16K	4.52M	2.75%	0.69%
47	Finland	8.40%	$53.16K	5.62M	0.37%	1.57%
47	Sweden	8.40%	$57.22K	10.57M	1.02%	2.84%
49	Equatorial Guinea	8.29%	$7K	1.89M	0.40%	2.92%
50	Uruguay	8.21%	$24.31K	3.39M	3.33%	4.85%
51	Iran	8.15%	$5.19K	91.57M	3.66%	32.46%
52	Suriname	7.62%	$6.96K	634.43K	1.72%	16.23%
53	Estonia	7.60%	$31.43K	1.37M	-0.09%	3.52%
54	France	7.40%	$46.1K	68.55M	1.19%	2.00%
55	Serbia	7.24%	$13.68K	6.59M	3.95%	4.67%
56	Argentina	7.15%	$13.97K	45.7M	-1.34%	219.88%
57	Tajikistan	7.04%	$1.36K	10.59M	8.40%	Not reported
58	Costa Rica	6.94%	$18.85K	5.13M	4.08%	-0.41%
59	Latvia	6.90%	$23.58K	1.87M	-0.04%	1.27%
60	Lithuania	6.85%	$29.6K	2.89M	3.03%	0.72%
61	Egypt	6.82%	$3.34K	116.54M	2.40%	28.27%
62	Brazil	6.80%	$10.31K	212M	3.42%	4.37%
63	Mozambique	6.67%	$657	34.63M	2.15%	4.08%
64	Italy	6.50%	$40.43K	58.95M	0.78%	0.98%
64	Portugal	6.50%	$29.33K	10.69M	2.21%	2.42%
66	Gambia	6.48%	$871	2.76M	5.55%	11.56%
67	Barbados	6.45%	$26.9K	282.47K	3.37%	1.45%
68	Luxembourg	6.40%	$137.78K	677.01K	0.36%	2.05%
69	Canada	6.35%	$55.02K	41.26M	2.05%	2.38%
70	Central African Republic	6.25%	$516	5.33M	1.50%	1.48%
71	Channel Islands	6.03%	Not reported	168.13K	Not reported	Not reported
72	Eritrea	5.95%	Not reported	3.54M	Not reported	Not reported
73	Zambia	5.90%	$1.19K	21.31M	3.82%	14.99%
74	Belgium	5.70%	$56.58K	11.86M	1.10%	3.14%
75	Paraguay	5.69%	$6.46K	6.93M	4.67%	3.84%
76	Azerbaijan	5.65%	$7.3K	10.2M	4.16%	2.21%
77	Puerto Rico (US)	5.64%	$39.35K	3.2M	3.18%	Not reported
78	Mauritius	5.55%	$11.99K	1.25M	4.95%	3.60%
79	Kenya	5.49%	$2.13K	56.43M	4.66%	4.49%
79	Pakistan	5.49%	$1.48K	251.27M	3.08%	12.63%
81	Romania	5.40%	$20.08K	19.05M	0.92%	5.72%
82	Denmark	5.36%	$71.03K	5.98M	3.48%	1.37%
82	Fiji	5.36%	$6.43K	928.78K	3.53%	3.89%
84	Venezuela	5.32%	$4.24K	28.41M	5.52%	Not reported
85	Dominican Republic	5.31%	$10.88K	11.43M	4.95%	3.30%
86	Slovak Republic	5.30%	$25.99K	5.42M	1.94%	2.76%
87	Guam	5.25%	Not reported	167.78K	Not reported	Not reported
88	Austria	5.20%	$58.27K	9.18M	-0.66%	2.94%
88	Peru	5.20%	$8.53K	34.22M	3.52%	2.01%
90	Brunei Darussalam	5.18%	$33.15K	462.72K	4.05%	-0.39%
91	Mongolia	5.16%	$6.75K	3.52M	5.12%	6.20%
92	Guinea	5.13%	$1.7K	14.75M	5.35%	8.12%
93	Malawi	5.05%	$522	21.66M	1.67%	32.18%
94	Croatia	5.00%	$24.05K	3.87M	3.83%	2.97%
95	Vanuatu	4.99%	$3.96K	327.78K	3.77%	1.14%
96	Nicaragua	4.98%	$2.85K	6.92M	3.58%	4.62%
97	Honduras	4.91%	$3.42K	10.83M	3.63%	4.61%
98	Cyprus	4.90%	$38.67K	1.36M	3.94%	1.80%
99	Samoa	4.86%	$5.39K	218.02K	4.75%	2.17%
100	Kazakhstan	4.83%	$14.16K	20.59M	5.00%	8.69%
101	New Zealand	4.72%	$49.43K	5.29M	-0.87%	2.92%
102	China	4.59%	$13.29K	1.41B	4.96%	0.22%
103	Hungary	4.50%	$23.31K	9.56M	0.71%	3.70%
104	Uzbekistan	4.44%	$3.34K	36.36M	6.68%	9.63%
105	Democratic Republic of the Congo	4.42%	$693	109.28M	6.10%	Not reported
106	United Kingdom	4.36%	$53.34K	69.28M	1.08%	3.27%
107	Switzerland	4.34%	$107.7K	9.01M	1.39%	1.06%
108	Ireland	4.30%	$112.9K	5.4M	2.60%	2.11%
109	Maldives	4.28%	$13.38K	527.8K	3.49%	1.41%
110	Sri Lanka	4.24%	$4.55K	21.92M	4.99%	-0.43%
111	Bulgaria	4.20%	$17.6K	6.44M	3.39%	2.45%
112	India	4.17%	$2.59K	1.45B	7.10%	4.95%
113	Turkmenistan	4.02%	$5.9K	7.49M	6.28%	Not reported
113	United States	4.02%	$86.17K	340M	2.79%	2.95%
115	Norway	4.00%	$89.89K	5.57M	1.42%	3.15%
116	Australia	3.94%	$64.61K	27.19M	1.37%	3.17%
117	Malaysia	3.85%	$11.87K	35.56M	5.11%	1.83%
118	Comoros	3.81%	$1.86K	866.63K	3.30%	5.05%
119	Netherlands	3.70%	$67.47K	17.99M	1.07%	3.35%
119	Slovenia	3.70%	$34.3K	2.13M	1.73%	1.97%
121	Bangladesh	3.63%	$2.59K	173.56M	4.22%	10.47%
122	Cameroon	3.60%	$1.83K	29.12M	3.52%	4.53%
122	Iceland	3.60%	$85.86K	386.51K	-1.28%	5.86%
122	Israel	3.60%	$54.22K	10M	0.95%	3.07%
125	North Korea	3.54%	Not reported	26.5M	Not reported	Not reported
126	Saudi Arabia	3.52%	$35.53K	35.3M	2.65%	1.69%
127	Kyrgyz Republic	3.49%	$2.52K	7.22M	11.54%	5.00%
128	Belarus	3.46%	$8.61K	9.13M	4.35%	5.79%
129	Ecuador	3.45%	$6.83K	18.14M	-1.94%	1.55%
130	Burkina Faso	3.44%	$982	23.55M	4.83%	4.19%
131	Germany	3.40%	$56.1K	83.52M	-0.50%	2.26%
131	Taiwan	3.40%	$34.25K	23.4M	5.30%	2.20%
133	Ethiopia	3.36%	$1.13K	132.06M	7.61%	21.04%
134	Trinidad and Tobago	3.32%	$18.73K	1.37M	2.51%	0.53%
135	Indonesia	3.30%	$4.93K	283.49M	5.03%	2.18%
136	Bhutan	3.28%	$4.23K	791.52K	7.50%	2.76%
137	Bolivia	3.27%	$4.42K	12.41M	-1.12%	5.10%
138	El Salvador	3.26%	$5.5K	6.34M	2.59%	0.85%
139	Oman	3.20%	$20.29K	5.28M	1.63%	0.59%
140	Jamaica	3.15%	$7.75K	2.84M	-0.54%	5.41%
141	Malta	3.10%	$44.02K	568.85K	6.21%	1.65%
141	Sierra Leone	3.10%	$807	8.64M	4.29%	28.63%
143	Madagascar	3.05%	$550	31.96M	4.32%	7.61%
144	Nigeria	3.04%	$1.08K	232.68M	4.07%	33.24%
145	Hong Kong	2.99%	$54.28K	7.52M	2.63%	1.73%
146	Mali	2.92%	$1.09K	24.48M	5.02%	3.21%
147	Liberia	2.91%	$851	5.61M	4.02%	8.21%
148	Myanmar	2.89%	$1.36K	54.5M	-0.97%	Not reported
149	Ghana	2.82%	$2.42K	34.43M	5.85%	22.85%
150	Poland	2.81%	$25.1K	36.56M	3.03%	3.79%
151	Senegal	2.79%	$1.74K	18.5M	6.46%	0.80%
152	South Korea	2.78%	$36.24K	51.75M	2.00%	2.32%
153	Singapore	2.74%	$94.9K	6.04M	5.34%	2.39%
153	Uganda	2.74%	$1.08K	50.02M	6.06%	3.32%
155	Mexico	2.68%	$13.99K	130.86M	1.35%	4.72%
156	Guinea-Bissau	2.65%	$998	2.2M	4.41%	3.77%
157	Papua New Guinea	2.62%	$2.91K	10.58M	3.89%	0.60%
158	Guatemala	2.61%	$6.15K	18.41M	3.72%	2.87%
159	Czechia	2.60%	$31.83K	10.91M	1.25%	2.44%
160	Japan	2.50%	$33.8K	123.98M	-0.24%	2.74%
161	Russian Federation	2.43%	$14.96K	143.67M	4.92%	8.43%
162	Côte d’Ivoire	2.27%	$2.73K	31.93M	6.02%	3.45%
163	Macao	2.26%	$72.01K	687K	7.85%	0.67%
164	Philippines	2.20%	$3.99K	115.84M	5.71%	3.21%
165	United Arab Emirates	2.16%	$50.27K	10.99M	3.99%	1.66%
166	Kuwait	2.15%	$32.86K	4.9M	-1.47%	2.90%
167	Tonga	1.97%	$6.22K	104.18K	1.72%	3.18%
168	Togo	1.95%	$1.27K	8.41M	6.53%	2.86%
169	Cuba	1.75%	Not reported	10.98M	-1.06%	Not reported
170	Benin	1.64%	$1.49K	14.46M	7.45%	1.16%
171	Viet Nam	1.60%	$4.72K	100.99M	7.04%	3.62%
172	Tanzania	1.56%	$1.19K	68.56M	5.53%	3.06%
173	Timor-Leste	1.52%	$1.33K	1.4M	-9.10%	2.06%
174	Solomon Islands	1.44%	$1.93K	819.2K	3.00%	4.32%
175	Moldova	1.43%	$7.58K	2.4M	0.27%	4.68%
176	Lao PDR	1.17%	$2.12K	7.77M	4.13%	23.13%
177	Bahrain	1.08%	$29.72K	1.59M	2.90%	0.92%
178	Chad	1.05%	$981	20.3M	4.95%	8.90%
179	Burundi	0.92%	$216	14.05M	4.11%	20.21%
180	Thailand	0.78%	$7.39K	71.67M	2.95%	0.40%
181	Niger	0.38%	$730	27.03M	8.32%	9.07%
182	Cambodia	0.25%	$2.63K	17.64M	6.02%	0.81%
183	Qatar	0.13%	$75.69K	2.86M	3.11%	1.27%
—	Aruba	Not reported	$38.59K	108K	6.81%	Not reported
—	Andorra	Not reported	$49.36K	81.94K	3.85%	Not reported
—	American Samoa	Not reported	Not reported	46.77K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Antigua and Barbuda	Not reported	$23.06K	93.77K	2.54%	6.20%
—	Bermuda	Not reported	$142.25K	64.64K	1.89%	Not reported
—	Curacao	Not reported	$22.83K	155.97K	5.03%	Not reported
—	Cayman Islands	Not reported	$104.29K	74.46K	3.76%	Not reported
—	Dominica	Not reported	$10.41K	66.21K	2.05%	2.74%
—	Faroe Islands	Not reported	$74.18K	54.64K	0.84%	Not reported
—	Micronesia	Not reported	$4.25K	113.16K	2.30%	Not reported
—	Gibraltar	Not reported	Not reported	39.33K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Grenada	Not reported	$11.53K	117.21K	2.40%	1.09%
—	Greenland	Not reported	Not reported	56.84K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Isle of Man	Not reported	Not reported	84.16K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Kiribati	Not reported	$2.55K	134.52K	4.70%	2.46%
—	St. Kitts and Nevis	Not reported	$23.96K	46.84K	0.31%	Not reported
—	Lebanon	Not reported	$4.47K	5.81M	-7.08%	45.24%
—	Liechtenstein	Not reported	$220.17K	40.45K	Not reported	Not reported
—	St. Martin (French part)	Not reported	Not reported	26.13K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Monaco	Not reported	$288K	38.63K	8.51%	Not reported
—	Marshall Islands	Not reported	$7.59K	37.55K	3.30%	Not reported
—	Northern Mariana Islands	Not reported	Not reported	44.28K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Nauru	Not reported	$14.05K	11.95K	1.45%	Not reported
—	Palau	Not reported	$18.17K	17.7K	12.01%	2.23%
—	West Bank and Gaza	Not reported	$3.03K	5.29M	-22.86%	53.67%
—	Sudan	Not reported	$985	50.45M	-13.96%	Not reported
—	San Marino	Not reported	Not reported	33.98K	Not reported	1.24%
—	South Sudan	Not reported	Not reported	11.94M	Not reported	91.44%
—	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	Not reported	$41.47K	43.35K	3.00%	Not reported
—	Seychelles	Not reported	$18.37K	121.35K	3.35%	0.31%
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	Not reported	$37.51K	46.54K	5.64%	Not reported
—	Tuvalu	Not reported	$5.88K	9.65K	3.39%	Not reported
—	Ukraine	Not reported	$5.39K	37.86M	3.25%	6.50%
—	British Virgin Islands	Not reported	Not reported	39.47K	Not reported	Not reported
—	Kosovo	Not reported	$7.03K	1.59M	4.57%	1.62%

Compare economies over time

% of labour force (ILO est.) · A gap means the value was not reported. Select a year on the chart or timeline.

Unemployment rankings: 2024 reference snapshot

183 of 218 economies report this indicator in 2024; 35 have no observation. Use the year controls above to explore historical rankings on this page.

Eswatini: 34.64%. Rank 1 among reporting economies in 2024.
South Africa: 32.28%. Rank 2 among reporting economies in 2024.
Djibouti: 26.01%. Rank 3 among reporting economies in 2024.
Botswana: 23.81%. Rank 4 among reporting economies in 2024.
Gabon: 20.09%. Rank 5 among reporting economies in 2024.

Ranks can change because of the figures themselves or because different economies report from year to year. Compare years using each year's own coverage.

Understanding unemployment

The unemployment rate is the share of the labour force without work and seeking employment, using ILO modelled estimates for the World Bank series.

How to interpret the figures: It is a percentage of the labour force, not the entire population. Modelling and labour-market definitions affect comparisons; Taiwan has a separate source patch.

In 2024, this snapshot includes 183 reporting economies for unemployment. Eswatini has the highest reported value at 34.64% (% of labour force (ILO est.)). This ranking uses the same year for every economy and excludes missing observations.

Source indicator: SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank. Taiwan values, where present, use the separately attributed patch described below.

Unemployment questions

What unit does this map use?

The series is measured in % of labour force (ILO est.). It is a percentage of the labour force, not the entire population. Modelling and labour-market definitions affect comparisons; Taiwan has a separate source patch.

Why are some countries grey or absent from the ranking?

A grey country has no reported observation for the selected year. It does not have a value of zero. Only reporting economies receive a rank; use the timeline to inspect another year.

Can I compare countries over time?

Add up to four economies to the history chart. The timeline controls the map and ranking year; gaps in the lines preserve missing observations. The comparison keeps the same indicator and unit for all countries.

How do I download these figures?

Download CSV for the selected year's values or GeoJSON for the map geometry joined to that year. The original JSON series below contains every supplied year; country profiles show observation years for individual metrics.

Economic indicators in 2024

Each indicator shows the same observation year, its reporting coverage and the three highest reported values. Sums cover reporting economies only; rates and per-capita values are not added together.

output

GDP

2024 · current US$

201 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 201 reporting economies $111.42T

Highest reported values

1United States$29.3T
2China$18.73T
3Germany$4.69T

Real GDP

2024 · constant 2015 US$

199 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 199 reporting economies $95.97T

Highest reported values

1United States$22.73T
2China$18.48T
3Japan$4.71T

GDP (PPP)

2024 · current international $

196 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 196 reporting economies int$198.58T

Highest reported values

1Chinaint$38.24T
2United Statesint$29.3T
3Indiaint$15.55T

GDP growth

2024 · annual %

201 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Guyana43.82%
2Palau12.01%
3Kyrgyz Republic11.54%

GDP per capita

2024 · current US$

201 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Monaco$288K
2Liechtenstein$220.17K
3Bermuda$142.25K

Real GDP per capita

2024 · constant 2015 US$

199 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Monaco$247.17K
2Bermuda$116.51K
3Luxembourg$104.15K

GDP per capita (PPP)

2024 · current international $

196 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Luxembourgint$156.08K
2Singaporeint$153.16K
3Irelandint$140.78K

GNI (Atlas method)

2024 · current US$

198 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 198 reporting economies $108.27T

Highest reported values

1United States$28.19T
2China$19.25T
3Japan$4.61T

GNI per capita (PPP)

2024 · current international $

195 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Singaporeint$126.63K
2Macaoint$125.63K
3Bermudaint$122.53K

people

Population

2024 · people

218 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 218 reporting economies 8.14B

Highest reported values

prices

Inflation

2024 · annual %

175 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Argentina219.88%
2South Sudan91.44%
3Turkiye58.51%

labour

Unemployment

2024 · % of labour force (ILO est.)

183 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

sectors

Agriculture share of GDP

2024 · % of GDP

187 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Niger47.97%
2Guinea-Bissau41.16%
3Chad37.16%

Industry share of GDP

2024 · % of GDP

189 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

Services share of GDP

2024 · % of GDP

189 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Macao92.03%
2Hong Kong91.45%
3Bermuda91.31%

Gross capital formation

2024 · % of GDP

169 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Iran44.35%
2Mauritania43.08%
3Bhutan42.60%

flows

FDI net inflows

2024 · current US$

195 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 195 reporting economies $1.56T

Highest reported values

1United States$297.06B
2Singapore$135.08B
3Hong Kong$125.82B

FDI net outflows

2024 · current US$

171 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 171 reporting economies $1.69T

Highest reported values

1United States$322.17B
2Japan$207.46B
3China$192.2B

Total reserves

2024 · current US$

164 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 164 reporting economies $14.86T

Highest reported values

1China$3.46T
2Japan$1.23T
3United States$910.04B

Current account balance

2024 · current US$

165 / 218 economies reporting

Sum of 165 reporting economies $425.62B

Highest reported values

1China$462.28B
2Germany$276.16B
3Japan$193.66B

Current account / GDP

2024 · % of GDP

166 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Macao33.73%
2Kuwait29.03%
3Marshall Islands21.87%

trade

Exports / GDP

2024 · % of GDP

172 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Luxembourg191.53%
2Hong Kong181.62%
3Singapore174.66%

Imports / GDP

2024 · % of GDP

172 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

1Hong Kong177.77%
2Luxembourg159.73%
3Singapore138.64%

public finance

Central government debt

2024 · % of GDP

33 / 218 economies reporting

Highest reported values

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Sources & methodology

This explorer uses a frozen snapshot retrieved on 6 October 2026, covering 1985–2025. The observation year is shown beside each value. World Bank WDI metadata records an API revision of 13 July 2026; retrieval date and observation year describe different things.

World Bank World Development Indicators supplies the main country series. Taiwan is included through a separate patch, labelled National Statistics, Taiwan (DGBAS) in the delivered files. The accompanying reference describes an IMF WEO patch; that provenance discrepancy remains unresolved. The Census population cross-check mentioned in the metadata is not a bundled data series.

Countries and territories are joined by ISO3 code to Natural Earth 110m boundaries. The map contains 177 polygons, plus 47 markers for economies without a polygon at this scale. It is a statistical overview; the geometry is not intended for detailed boundary work.

Rankings compare only economies reporting the selected indicator in the selected year. A missing value stays missing, zero and negative values remain valid, and ties receive the same rank. The map uses a logarithmic colour scale for large positive monetary totals and headcounts, and a linear scale for rates and signed values. The legend states the scale in use. Different money units are kept separate.

2024 is the default comparison year. Reporting coverage varies by indicator and year, especially in 2025; estimates may be included. Central government debt has particularly limited coverage and ends in 2024. Aggregate figures are sums over reporting economies with their reporting count, rather than complete world totals. Percentages and per-capita values are never summed.

For a source that updates directly from the API, use the live World Bank GDP per capita map. This explorer uses a fixed historical snapshot so its charts, rankings, downloads and page summaries agree.

Download the source files

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All indicator series (JSON) · Country metadata · Reporting-country sums · Source metadata · Country polygons · Country points

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Use each original provider's reuse terms and retain attribution. The Taiwan patch and World Bank series have separate source labels; no single licence is asserted for the combined snapshot. Dataset version 1.0.