Labour income share of GDP in Asia

33 countries in Asia, 2024. Unit: % of GDP. World ranking →

First in the ranking
58.1 %
Median country
41.6 %
half above, half below
World
52.5 %
ILO aggregate
Range
27.5 to 58.1
Bahrain - South Korea

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Across 33 countries in Asia, the highest value is in South Korea (58.1 %) and the lowest in Bahrain (27.5 %).

The median country is at 41.6 %: 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
1South Korea58.1
2Hong Kong53.3
3Georgia51.3
4China51.2
5Israel50.0
6Pakistan49.9
7Bangladesh48.8
8Myanmar48.5
9Azerbaijan48.1
10Cyprus48.0
11Vietnam47.0
12Turkmenistan46.1
13Cambodia46.0
14Uzbekistan44.5
15Singapore42.8
16Maldives42.7
17Kazakhstan41.6
18Iraq41.4
19Afghanistan40.8
20Malaysia40.5
21Kuwait39.0
22North Korea38.6
23United Arab Emirates37.1
24Iran34.2
25Syria34.2
26Yemen32.4
27Brunei32.4
28Kyrgyzstan32.2
29Oman31.2
30Saudi Arabia30.8
31Macao29.8
32Qatar27.8
33Bahrain27.5
ILO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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