Labour income share of GDP

114 countries, 2024. Unit: % of GDP.

First in the ranking
75.1 %
Nigeria
Median country
45.4 %
half above, half below
World
52.5 %
ILO aggregate
Range
27.5 to 75.1
Bahrain - Nigeria

How to read it

Across 114 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Nigeria (75.1 %) and the lowest in Bahrain (27.5 %).

The median country is at 45.4 %: half are above, half below.

For the world as a whole, the value fell from 54.0 % in 2004 to 52.7 % in 2025.

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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 Continent Share of the highest value
1Nigeria75.1Africa
2Iceland64.2Europe
3Croatia62.8Europe
4Germany62.0Europe
5Mozambique62.0Africa
6Zimbabwe60.8Africa
7Netherlands60.6Europe
8Canada59.0North America
9Estonia58.7Europe
10South Korea58.1Asia
11Puerto Rico58.1North America
12Italy57.8Europe
13Honduras57.4North America
14Portugal56.9Europe
15Denmark56.3Europe
16United States Virgin Islands56.0North America
17United States55.5North America
18Barbados55.4North America
19Costa Rica55.3North America
20Tanzania54.9Africa
21Guyana54.8South America
22New Zealand54.8Oceania
23Sweden54.3Europe
24Belarus54.2Europe
25Finland54.0Europe
26New Caledonia53.7Oceania
27Slovakia53.5Europe
28Hong Kong53.3Asia
29South Africa52.8Africa
30Haiti52.4North America
31Guam51.8Oceania
32French Polynesia51.5Oceania
33Montenegro51.4Europe
34Georgia51.3Asia
35China51.2Asia
36Bulgaria50.8Europe
37El Salvador50.7North America
38Colombia50.6South America
39Argentina50.1South America
40Israel50.0Asia
41Pakistan49.9Asia
42Suriname49.9South America
43Bangladesh48.8Asia
44Myanmar48.5Asia
45Azerbaijan48.1Asia
46Cyprus48.0Asia
47Malta47.9Europe
48Russia47.5Europe
49Saint Lucia47.2North America
50Namibia47.1Africa
51Vietnam47.0Asia
52Solomon Islands47.0Oceania
53Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46.6North America
54Turkmenistan46.1Asia
55Cambodia46.0Asia
56Belize46.0North America
57Norway45.4Europe
58North Macedonia45.4Europe
59Libya44.9Africa
60Romania44.6Europe
61Uzbekistan44.5Asia
62São Tomé and Principe44.3Africa
63Republic of the Congo44.1Africa
64Tonga43.8Oceania
65Guatemala43.7North America
66Angola43.6Africa
67Singapore42.8Asia
68Maldives42.7Asia
69Fiji42.6Oceania
70Djibouti42.5Africa
71Comoros42.5Africa
72Ghana42.2Africa
73Samoa41.8Oceania
74The Gambia41.8Africa
75Eswatini41.6Africa
76Cuba41.6North America
77Kazakhstan41.6Asia
78Iraq41.4Asia
79Mauritius41.4Africa
80Morocco41.1Africa
81Afghanistan40.8Asia
82Equatorial Guinea40.5Africa
83Malaysia40.5Asia
84Rwanda39.4Africa
85Chad39.1Africa
86Kuwait39.0Asia
87North Korea38.6Asia
88Ethiopia38.3Africa
89Madagascar37.8Africa
90Uganda37.6Africa
91Democratic Republic of the Congo37.4Africa
92Guinea-Bissau37.4Africa
93Somalia37.4Africa
94Malawi37.2Africa
95United Arab Emirates37.1Asia
96Guinea36.4Africa
97Eritrea35.9Africa
98Liberia35.8Africa
99Bahamas34.3North America
100Iran34.2Asia
101Syria34.2Asia
102Kenya33.3Africa
103Papua New Guinea32.8Oceania
104Yemen32.4Asia
105Brunei32.4Asia
106Kyrgyzstan32.2Asia
107Central African Republic31.4Africa
108Oman31.2Asia
109Saudi Arabia30.8Asia
110Algeria30.4Africa
111Macao29.8Asia
112Gabon28.5Africa
113Qatar27.8Asia
114Bahrain27.5Asia
ILO · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

change in percentage points · 113 countries

Largest increase

  1. Tanzania 41.6 → 54.9 +13.3 pp
  2. United Arab Emirates 26.1 → 37.1 +10.9 pp
  3. Kuwait 29.1 → 39.0 +9.9 pp
  4. Saudi Arabia 21.4 → 30.8 +9.4 pp
  5. Qatar 18.4 → 27.8 +9.4 pp

Largest decrease

  1. Kenya 43.2 → 33.3 −9.9 pp
  2. Libya 54.3 → 44.9 −9.5 pp
  3. Guinea 45.2 → 36.4 −8.8 pp
  4. Morocco 48.4 → 41.1 −7.3 pp
  5. Kyrgyzstan 39.1 → 32.2 −6.9 pp

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Labour income share - continent medians

%

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

35 40 45 50 55 60 2004 Africa: 38.45 Asia: 43.27 Europe: 55.61 North America: 46.84 South America: 46.1 Oceania: 51.19 2005 Africa: 37.8 Asia: 43.32 Europe: 55.62 North America: 47.39 South America: 47.18 Oceania: 51.58 2006 Africa: 38.01 Asia: 42.72 Europe: 55.4 North America: 51.72 South America: 47.17 Oceania: 51.25 2007 Africa: 38.79 Asia: 43.16 Europe: 54.85 North America: 51.39 South America: 47.06 Oceania: 51.49 2008 Africa: 37.96 Asia: 42.68 Europe: 56.14 North America: 52.2 South America: 46.41 Oceania: 51.92 2009 Africa: 38.72 Asia: 44.14 Europe: 56.67 North America: 52.07 South America: 50.24 Oceania: 51.8 2010 Africa: 38.3 Asia: 43.2 Europe: 54.46 North America: 52.85 South America: 47.59 Oceania: 51.08 2011 Africa: 38.91 Asia: 43.41 Europe: 53.85 North America: 52.05 South America: 48.49 Oceania: 51.48 2012 Africa: 39.88 Asia: 43.56 Europe: 55.41 North America: 51.41 South America: 49.39 Oceania: 51.9 2013 Africa: 40.56 Asia: 43.2 Europe: 53.99 North America: 51.74 South America: 50.75 Oceania: 51.57 2014 Africa: 40.55 Asia: 43.16 Europe: 55.04 North America: 51.37 South America: 50.77 Oceania: 51.85 2015 Africa: 40.94 Asia: 43.69 Europe: 53.84 North America: 51.36 South America: 52.84 Oceania: 49.59 2016 Africa: 40.33 Asia: 44.25 Europe: 53.09 North America: 50.84 South America: 54.86 Oceania: 49.16 2017 Africa: 40.02 Asia: 43.71 Europe: 54.05 North America: 51.55 South America: 53.01 Oceania: 49.18 2018 Africa: 40.4 Asia: 44.18 Europe: 55.5 North America: 51.73 South America: 53.74 Oceania: 49.41 2019 Africa: 40.97 Asia: 43.34 Europe: 54.75 North America: 52.29 South America: 52.93 Oceania: 49.49 2020 Africa: 42.65 Asia: 45.52 Europe: 56.43 North America: 50.71 South America: 52.21 Oceania: 50.39 2021 Africa: 41.31 Asia: 43.04 Europe: 55.05 North America: 49.66 South America: 49.88 Oceania: 48.86 2022 Africa: 41.77 Asia: 41.46 Europe: 54.34 North America: 49.73 South America: 49.86 Oceania: 49.02 2023 Africa: 41.35 Asia: 42.66 Europe: 54.22 North America: 51.18 South America: 50.68 Oceania: 49.16 2024 Africa: 40.83 Asia: 41.58 Europe: 54.16 North America: 52.4 South America: 50.38 Oceania: 46.99 2004 2010 2013 2016 2019 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 40.8 %
Asia 41.6 %
Europe 54.2 %
North America 52.4 %
South America 50.4 %
Oceania 47.0 %

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