Australia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income: Labour income share as a percent of GDP

Australia
58.19
in 2026
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
54.3
in 2026
Australia rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank
22nd

Labour income share as a percent of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income
0204060200420152026

How they compare

Australia currently reports 58.19 against 54.3 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 3.89.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd of 188 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 59.98 53.02 6.97 Australia
2010s 58.57 53.96 4.61 Australia
2020s 57.55 54.73 2.82 Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour income share as a percent of gdp, Australia or Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
Australia, at 58.19 against 54.3 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2026.
What is the difference in labour income share as a percent of gdp between Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
3.89, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income?
23 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2026.
How do Australia and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income rank globally for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
Australia ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 22nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Labour Organization, published as Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,329 data points, 2004–2026
Last refreshed

Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. The labour income share in GDP is the ratio, in percentage, between total labour income and gross domestic product (a measure of total output), both provided in nominal terms. Labour income includes the compensation of employees and part of the income of the self-employed. Self-employed workers earn from both their work and capital ownership. Total compensation of employees refers to the remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. The labour income of self-employed is imputed on the basis of a statistical analysis of employees of similar characteristics. The labour income share after accounting for the labour income of the self-employed is often referred to as the adjusted labour income share in GDP. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.