Labour income share of GDP in Africa

34 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
75.1 %
Median country
40.8 %
half above, half below
World
52.5 %
ILO aggregate
Range
28.5 to 75.1
Gabon - Nigeria

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Across 34 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Nigeria (75.1 %) and the lowest in Gabon (28.5 %).

The median country is at 40.8 %: half are above, half below.

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Source: ILO, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT) · licence

Labour income share over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Nigeria75.1
2Mozambique62.0
3Zimbabwe60.8
4Tanzania54.9
5South Africa52.8
6Namibia47.1
7Libya44.9
8São Tomé and Principe44.3
9Republic of the Congo44.1
10Angola43.6
11Djibouti42.5
12Comoros42.5
13Ghana42.2
14The Gambia41.8
15Eswatini41.6
16Mauritius41.4
17Morocco41.1
18Equatorial Guinea40.5
19Rwanda39.4
20Chad39.1
21Ethiopia38.3
22Madagascar37.8
23Uganda37.6
24Democratic Republic of the Congo37.4
25Guinea-Bissau37.4
26Somalia37.4
27Malawi37.2
28Guinea36.4
29Eritrea35.9
30Liberia35.8
31Kenya33.3
32Central African Republic31.4
33Algeria30.4
34Gabon28.5
ILO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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