Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Zimbabwe, 2004–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 61.8% for labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) in Zimbabwe peaked at 62.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.2% | — |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 51.7% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 55.1% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 53.4% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 57.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 54.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 61.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | -0.6% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 61.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 61.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.4%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.1% | 51.7% | 54.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 51.8% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 54.5% | 62.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More work & labour data for Zimbabwe
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1887 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1727 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.2032 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0937 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 13,627 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16,032 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19,130 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 18,036 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 37,167 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) in Zimbabwe?
- Labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) in Zimbabwe was 61.8% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for labor share of gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Zimbabwe ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor share of gross domestic product (gdp) rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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