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Labor Stats: compare key data on Niger & United Kingdom

Definitions

  • Employment rate > Adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Expense > Current LCU: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current US$: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Current US$ per capita: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Hours worked > Standard workweek: Standard workweek (hours).
  • Labor force: The total labor force figure
  • Labor force > By occupation: Component parts of the labor force by occupation.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Industry: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force > By occupation > Services: This entry lists the percentage distribution of the labor force by occupation. The distribution will total less than 100 percent if the data are incomplete.
  • Labor force per 1000: The total labor force figure. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force, total: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Rigidity of employment index: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations.
  • Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage: Hourly minimum wage at international USD (this means that discrepancies in purchasing power have been compensated for).
  • Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage: Minimum wage.

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  • Labor force, total per 1000: Labor force, total. Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes: Percentage of unemployed people out of total population able to work. Workers not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage. 
  • Firing cost > Weeks of wages: Firing cost is the cost of advance notice requirements, severance payments, and penalties due when terminating a redundant worker, expressed in weekly wages. One month is recorded as 4 1/3 weeks.
  • GNI per capita > Constant LCU: GNI per capita (constant LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Expense > Current LCU per capita: Expense (current LCU). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Employment rate > Women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force > Total: Total labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector."
  • Employment rate > Men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men: Employment-to-population ratio, men, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men: Percentage of unemployed men out of total male population able to work. Men not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Force > Total > Per capita: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Force > Total: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes: Percentage of population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • GNI > Current LCU: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Female economic activity: Female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) in 2000.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women: Employment-to-population ratio, women, percentage.
  • Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women: Percentage of unemployed women out of total female population able to work. Women not able to work due to labor disputes, sickness and childcare do not count towards the percentage.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, women, percentage.
  • Labor force > Per capita: The total labor force figure Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Employment rate > Young adults: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid: The rigidity of employment index measures the regulation of employment, specifically the hiring and firing of workers and the rigidity of working hours. This index is the average of three subindexes: a difficulty of hiring index, a rigidity of hours index, and a difficulty of firing index. The index ranges from 0 to 100, with higher values indicating more rigid regulations."
  • Female economic activity growth: The % change in the female economic activity rate (aged 15 and above) from 1990 to 2000.
  • Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employment rate > Young women: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment rate > Young men: Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $: GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 1990 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.
  • GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$: GNI per capita (constant 2000 US$). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • GNI > Constant LCU: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GNI > Constant LCU per capita: GNI (constant LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male: Percentage of male population aged 15-24 that is unemployed. 
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age: years
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense: Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.
  • Expense > % of GDP: Expense (% of GDP). Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.
  • GNI > Current LCU per capita: GNI (current LCU). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment: Employees, agriculture, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > %: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15-24 are generally considered the youth population.
  • Employers, female > % of employment: Employers, female (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Employers, total > % of employment: Employers, total (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Self-employed, female > % of females employed: Self-employed, female (% of females employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, male > % of males employed: Self-employed, male (% of males employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Self-employed, total > % of total employed: Self-employed, total (% of total employed). Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment: Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of females employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed: Wage and salary workers, male (% of males employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed: Contributing family workers, female (% of females employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold u2018self-employment jobsu2019 as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed: Contributing family workers, male (% of males employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employed). Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.
  • Employees, industry, female > % of female employment: Employees, industry, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Employees, industry, male > % of male employment: Employees, industry, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Industry corresponds to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3) and includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water).
  • Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, male > % of male labor force: Unemployment, male (% of male labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment, total > % of total labor force: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment: Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector is the share of female workers in the nonagricultural sector (industry and services), expressed as a percentage of total employment in the nonagricultural sector. Industry includes mining and quarrying (including oil production), manufacturing, construction, electricity, gas, and water, corresponding to divisions 2-5 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories C-F (ISIC revision 3). Services include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services-corresponding to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3)."
  • Labor force with primary education > % of total: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who meet the International Labour Organisation's definition of the economically active population.
  • Labor force with secondary education > % of total: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force: Labor force with primary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a primary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force: Labor force with secondary education is the proportion of the labor force that has a secondary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Labor force with tertiary education > % of total: Labor force with tertiary education is the proportion of labor force that has a tertiary education, as a percentage of the total labor force."
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration.
  • Employers, male > % of employment: Employers, male (% of employment). Employers refers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per capita figures expressed per 1 population.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24: Employment-to-population ratio.
  • GNI per capita > Current LCU: GNI per capita (current LCU). GNI per capita is gross national income divided by midyear population. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net income from abroad > Constant LCU: Net income from abroad (constant LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in constant local currency.
  • Unemployment, female > % of female labor force: Unemployment, female (% of female labor force). Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • Force > Female > % of total labor force: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises all people who meet the International Labour Organization's definition of the economically active population.
  • Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million: Net income from abroad (current US$). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Net income from abroad > Current LCU: Net income from abroad (current LCU). Net income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). Data are in current local currency.
  • Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP: Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. WorkersÂ’ remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers who are residents of the host country to recipients in their country of origin. They include only transfers made by workers who have been living in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year. MigrantsÂ’ transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1,000 $ gross domestic product.
  • Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employed). Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.
  • Employees, services, female > % of female employment: Employees, services, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Employees, services, male > % of male employment: Employees, services, male (% of male employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Services correspond to divisions 6-9 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories G-P (ISIC revision 3) and include wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services.
  • Force > Total per 1000: Total labor force comprises people who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment: Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment: Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment). Vulnerable employment is unpaid family workers and own-account workers as a percentage of total employment.
  • Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+: Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > %: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%). Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed. Ages 15 and older are generally considered the working-age population.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage: Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment, men, percentage.
  • Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment: Employees, agriculture, female (% of female employment). Employees are people who work for a public or private employer and receive remuneration in wages, salary, commission, tips, piece rates, or pay in kind. Agriculture corresponds to division 1 (ISIC revision 2) or tabulation categories A and B (ISIC revision 3) and includes hunting, forestry, and fishing.
  • GNI growth > Annual %: GNI growth (annual %). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad.
  • Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24: Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24). Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • GNI > Current US$, % of GDP: GNI (current US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female: Percentage of female population aged 15-24 that is unemployed.
  • One-person and family businesses > Men: Percentage of employed men who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force: Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
  • One-person and family businesses > Women: Percentage of employed women who are self-employed without employees or contribute to a family-run business.
  • Personal remittances, received > % of GDP: Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.
STAT Niger United Kingdom HISTORY
Employment rate > Adults 59.8
Ranked 71st. 6% more than United Kingdom
56.3
Ranked 94th.

Expense > Current LCU 239.47 billion
Ranked 54th.
671.66 billion
Ranked 37th. 3 times more than Niger

GNI > Current US$ $6.66 billion
Ranked 134th.
$2.46 trillion
Ranked 7th. 370 times more than Niger

GNI > Current US$ per capita $387.96
Ranked 172nd.
$38,975.52
Ranked 18th. 100 times more than Niger

Hours worked > Standard workweek 40 hours
Ranked 97th. 5% more than United Kingdom
38.2 hours
Ranked 176th.
Labor force 4.69 million
Ranked 70th.
31.45 million
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Niger

Labor force > By occupation agriculture 90%, industry and commerce 6%, government 4% agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5%
Labor force > By occupation > Agriculture 90%
Ranked 1st. 64 times more than United Kingdom
1.4%
Ranked 27th.

Labor force > By occupation > Industry 6%
Ranked 10th.
18.2%
Ranked 16th. 3 times more than Niger

Labor force > By occupation > Services 4%
Ranked 10th.
80.4%
Ranked 1st. 20 times more than Niger

Labor force per 1000 330.2
Ranked 145th.
505.05
Ranked 32nd. 53% more than Niger

Labor force, total 5.55 million
Ranked 73th.
32.38 million
Ranked 19th. 6 times more than Niger

Rigidity of employment index 77
Ranked 3rd. 6 times more than United Kingdom
14
Ranked 146th.

Salaries and benefits > Hourly minimum wage $0.63
Ranked 119th.
$7.81
Ranked 8th. 12 times more than Niger

Salaries and benefits > Minimum wage 30,047 CFA francs ($60) per month. \u00a3 6.31 per hour (aged 21 and older), \u00a35.03 per hour (aged 18\u201320) or \u00a33.72 per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education).
Labor force, total per 1000 323.55
Ranked 169th.
512.08
Ranked 41st. 58% more than Niger

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Both sexes 53.7%
Ranked 60th.
58.1%
Ranked 36th. 8% more than Niger

Firing cost > Weeks of wages 31.4 weeks of wages
Ranked 99th. 42% more than United Kingdom
22.1 weeks of wages
Ranked 122nd.

GNI per capita > Constant LCU 150,630.34
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 69th.

Expense > Current LCU per capita 16,867.37
Ranked 48th. 58% more than United Kingdom
10,703.34
Ranked 64th.

Employment rate > Women 37.8
Ranked 130th.
49.9
Ranked 67th. 32% more than Niger

Labor force > Total 4.59 million
Ranked 74th.
31.49 million
Ranked 18th. 7 times more than Niger

Employment rate > Men 82.6
Ranked 16th. 31% more than United Kingdom
63.1
Ranked 118th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men 79.2%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Men 79.2%
Ranked 12th. 24% more than United Kingdom
63.8%
Ranked 39th.

Force > Total > Per capita 0.425 per capita
Ranked 114th.
0.509 per capita
Ranked 29th. 20% more than Niger

Force > Total 5.93 million
Ranked 62nd.
30.64 million
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Niger

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, both sexes 3.2%
Ranked 80th.
20%
Ranked 31st. 6 times more than Niger

GNI > Current LCU 3.4 trillion
Ranked 57th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
1.56 trillion
Ranked 71st.

Female economic activity 69.4%
Ranked 22nd. 31% more than United Kingdom
52.8%
Ranked 79th.
Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women 29.3%
Ranked 83th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 80% more than Niger

Labor force participation > Employment to population ratio > Women 29.3%
Ranked 83th.
52.7%
Ranked 23th. 80% more than Niger

Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Women 89.2%
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 30th.

Labor force > Per capita 363.56 per 1,000 people
Ranked 133th.
508.26 per 1,000 people
Ranked 43th. 40% more than Niger

Employment rate > Young adults 51.6
Ranked 42nd.
55.8
Ranked 30th. 8% more than Niger

Net income from abroad > Current US$ $-116,858,685.83
Ranked 64th.
$-7,458,135,860.98
Ranked 138th. 64 times more than Niger

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ per capita 1.9$
Ranked 115th.
51.26$
Ranked 47th. 27 times more than Niger

Rigidity of employment index > 0=less rigid to 100=more rigid 68
Ranked 3rd. 7 times more than United Kingdom
10
Ranked 141st.

Female economic activity growth -1%
Ranked 119th.
5%
Ranked 65th.
Self employed > One-person and family businesses > Men 83.2%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
14.9%
Ranked 25th.

Employment rate > Young women 33.5
Ranked 76th.
55
Ranked 21st. 64% more than Niger

Employment rate > Young men 71.3
Ranked 10th. 26% more than United Kingdom
56.6
Ranked 45th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per capita 1,791.22$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 117th.
51,256.51$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 48th. 29 times more than Niger

GDP per person employed > Constant 1990 PPP $ $1,170.00
Ranked 114th.
$51,697.00
Ranked 8th. 44 times more than Niger

GNI per capita > Constant 2000 US$ $257.56
Ranked 188th.
$37,677.83
Ranked 14th. 146 times more than Niger

GNI > Constant LCU 2.58 trillion
Ranked 31st. 97% more than United Kingdom
1.31 trillion
Ranked 47th.

GNI > Constant LCU per capita 150,630.34
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than United Kingdom
20,722.73
Ranked 70th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged above 14 91.1%
Ranked 1st. 39% more than United Kingdom
65.6%
Ranked 122nd.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged above 14 66.6%
Ranked 16th. 26% more than United Kingdom
53%
Ranked 51st.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, women aged 15 to 24 59.6%
Ranked 18th. 3% more than United Kingdom
57.9%
Ranked 24th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, male 4%
Ranked 75th.
22%
Ranked 28th. 6 times more than Niger

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ > Per $ GDP 7.34$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 54th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
1.4$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 109th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Paid > US$ 25 million$
Ranked 102nd.
3.09 billion$
Ranked 14th. 123 times more than Niger

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Minimum age 14
Ranked 105th.
16
Ranked 25th. 14% more than Niger
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male > % 73.9%
Ranked 9th. 59% more than United Kingdom
46.4%
Ranked 81st.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, female > % 38.4%
Ranked 133th.
51.6%
Ranked 68th. 34% more than Niger

Subsidies and other transfers > % of expense 9.28%
Ranked 111th.
53.75%
Ranked 39th. 6 times more than Niger

Expense > % of GDP 11.64%
Ranked 113th.
43.7%
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Niger

GNI > Current LCU per capita 198,066.51
Ranked 66th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 121st.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ per capita 4.55$
Ranked 134th.
111.62$
Ranked 50th. 25 times more than Niger

Force participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15-64 84.51%
Ranked 8th. 12% more than United Kingdom
75.56%
Ranked 41st.

Employees, agriculture, male > % of male employment 64.1%
Ranked 5th. 40 times more than United Kingdom
1.6%
Ranked 57th.

Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total > % 53%
Ranked 35th. 14% more than United Kingdom
46.3%
Ranked 55th.

Employers, female > % of employment 0.3%
Ranked 83th.
1.4%
Ranked 48th. 5 times more than Niger

Employers, total > % of employment 0.6%
Ranked 87th.
2.5%
Ranked 55th. 4 times more than Niger

Self-employed, female > % of females employed 89.5%
Ranked 5th. 9 times more than United Kingdom
9.7%
Ranked 46th.

Self-employed, male > % of males employed 83.8%
Ranked 5th. 4 times more than United Kingdom
18.8%
Ranked 43th.

Self-employed, total > % of total employed 85.4%
Ranked 4th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
14.6%
Ranked 49th.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, male > % 84.8%
Ranked 11th. 35% more than United Kingdom
63%
Ranked 124th.

Vulnerable employment, total > % of total employment 84.8%
Ranked 5th. 7 times more than United Kingdom
12.1%
Ranked 41st.

Wage and salaried workers, female > % of females employed 3.9%
Ranked 101st.
90%
Ranked 20th. 23 times more than Niger

Wage and salary workers, male > % of males employed 5.9%
Ranked 101st.
80.6%
Ranked 25th. 14 times more than Niger

Contributing family workers, female > % of females employed 2.8%
Ranked 53th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
0.5%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, male > % of males employed 3.3%
Ranked 35th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
0.3%
Ranked 51st.

Contributing family workers, total > % of total employed 3.2%
Ranked 47th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
0.4%
Ranked 54th.

Employees, industry, female > % of female employment 18.4%
Ranked 24th. 2 times more than United Kingdom
7.6%
Ranked 52nd.

Employees, industry, male > % of male employment 8.3%
Ranked 102nd.
28.7%
Ranked 35th. 3 times more than Niger

Unemployment, youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 4%
Ranked 79th.
23.8%
Ranked 27th. 6 times more than Niger

Unemployment, youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 3.2%
Ranked 84th.
21%
Ranked 32nd. 7 times more than Niger

Unemployment, male > % of male labor force 1.7%
Ranked 108th.
8.4%
Ranked 36th. 5 times more than Niger

Unemployment, total > % of total labor force 1.5%
Ranked 117th.
7.9%
Ranked 40th. 5 times more than Niger

Minimum Age Convention > 1973 > Ratifications > Date December 4, 1978 June 7, 2000
Labor force with secondary education > Male > % of male labor force 0.5%
Ranked 50th.
45.6%
Ranked 27th. 91 times more than Niger

Labor force with primary education > Female > % of female labor force 6.6%
Ranked 48th.
19%
Ranked 33th. 3 times more than Niger

Share of women employed in the nonagricultural sector > % of total nonagricultural employment 8.6%
Ranked 82nd.
52.2%
Ranked 7th. 6 times more than Niger

Labor force with primary education > % of total 10%
Ranked 47th.
21.5%
Ranked 32nd. 2 times more than Niger

Labor force > Female > % of total labor force 30.77%
Ranked 156th.
45.66%
Ranked 62nd. 48% more than Niger

Labor force with secondary education > % of total 0.4%
Ranked 50th.
45.9%
Ranked 25th. 115 times more than Niger

Labor force with primary education > Male > % of male labor force 11.6%
Ranked 45th.
23.5%
Ranked 30th. 2 times more than Niger

Labor force with secondary education > Female > % of female labor force 0.3%
Ranked 50th.
46.2%
Ranked 25th. 154 times more than Niger

Labor force with tertiary education > % of total 0.4%
Ranked 50th.
31.9%
Ranked 16th. 80 times more than Niger

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 1.7%
Ranked 71st.
12.7%
Ranked 21st. 7 times more than Niger

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth total > % of total labor force ages 15-24 3.2%
Ranked 73th.
15%
Ranked 17th. 5 times more than Niger

Unemployment > Unemployment > Youth male > % of male labor force ages 15-24 4%
Ranked 69th.
17%
Ranked 13th. 4 times more than Niger

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ 60 million$
Ranked 115th.
6.72 billion$
Ranked 8th. 112 times more than Niger

Employers, male > % of employment 0.7%
Ranked 87th.
3.5%
Ranked 52nd. 5 times more than Niger

Net income from abroad > Current LCU per million -3,477,262,000.145
Ranked 111th. 47 times more than United Kingdom
-74,666,846.841
Ranked 46th.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per capita 4.3$ per capita
Ranked 138th.
111.61$ per capita
Ranked 53th. 26 times more than Niger

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention > Ratifications > Date March 23, 1962 June 30, 1950
Net income from abroad > Current US$, % of GDP -1.779%
Ranked 73th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
-0.306%
Ranked 44th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU per million -2,640,489,386.6
Ranked 67th. 42 times more than United Kingdom
-62,713,464.038
Ranked 30th.

Labor force participation rate > Employment-population ratio, men aged 15 to 24 83.1%
Ranked 1st. 37% more than United Kingdom
60.5%
Ranked 42nd.

GNI per capita > Current LCU 198,066.51
Ranked 66th. 8 times more than United Kingdom
24,671.5
Ranked 120th.

Net income from abroad > Constant LCU -45,302,987,306.447
Ranked 70th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
-3,965,217,178.015
Ranked 45th.

Unemployment, female > % of female labor force 0.9%
Ranked 113th.
7.3%
Ranked 50th. 8 times more than Niger

Force > Female > % of total labor force 41.96%
Ranked 92nd.
45.99%
Ranked 51st. 10% more than Niger

Force participation rate > Female > % of female population ages 15-64 72.98%
Ranked 24th. 5% more than United Kingdom
69.34%
Ranked 38th.

Net income from abroad > Current US$ per million $-6,811,120.81
Ranked 51st.
$-117,957,104.01
Ranked 96th. 17 times more than Niger

Net income from abroad > Current LCU -59,659,530,181.497
Ranked 121st. 13 times more than United Kingdom
-4,721,000,000
Ranked 82nd.

Workers' remittances and compensation of employees > Received > US$ > Per $ GDP 17.62$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 71st. 6 times more than United Kingdom
3.06$ per $1,000 of GDP
Ranked 122nd.

Wage and salaried workers, total > % of total employed 5.3%
Ranked 105th.
85%
Ranked 19th. 16 times more than Niger

Employees, services, female > % of female employment 43%
Ranked 86th.
90.9%
Ranked 8th. 2 times more than Niger

Employees, services, male > % of male employment 26.5%
Ranked 100th.
68.6%
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Niger

Force > Total per 1000 450
Ranked 83th.
508.85
Ranked 33th. 13% more than Niger

Force participation rate > Male > % of male population ages 15-64 95.52%
Ranked 1st. 17% more than United Kingdom
81.86%
Ranked 98th.

Vulnerable employment, male > % of male employment 83.2%
Ranked 5th. 5 times more than United Kingdom
15.4%
Ranked 36th.

Vulnerable employment, female > % of female employment 89.2%
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
8.3%
Ranked 42nd.

Labor participation rate > Total > % of total population ages 15+ 62.1%
Ranked 106th.
62.2%
Ranked 105th. About the same as Niger

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total > % 61.4%
Ranked 70th. 8% more than United Kingdom
57.1%
Ranked 100th.

One-person and family businesses > Men > Percentage 83.2%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
14.9%
Ranked 25th.

Employees, agriculture, female > % of female employment 37.8%
Ranked 20th. 54 times more than United Kingdom
0.7%
Ranked 56th.

GNI growth > Annual % 9.77%
Ranked 2nd.
-1.472%
Ranked 100th.

Unemployment, youth female > % of female labor force ages 15-24 1.7%
Ranked 80th.
17.9%
Ranked 43th. 11 times more than Niger

GNI > Current US$, % of GDP 101.34%
Ranked 34th. About the same as United Kingdom
101.2%
Ranked 35th.

Unemployment > Youth unemployment, female 1.7%
Ranked 76th.
17.7%
Ranked 41st. 10 times more than Niger

One-person and family businesses > Men 83.2%
Ranked 5th. 6 times more than United Kingdom
14.9%
Ranked 25th.

Unemployment > Unemployment > Total > % of total labor force 1.5%
Ranked 102nd.
5.6%
Ranked 46th. 4 times more than Niger

One-person and family businesses > Women 89.2%
Ranked 5th. 11 times more than United Kingdom
7.9%
Ranked 30th.

Personal remittances, received > % of GDP 2.35%
Ranked 66th. 33 times more than United Kingdom
0.0718%
Ranked 132nd.

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