Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates) by country
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What the numbers show
Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 75.07 in Nigeria; the lowest is 9.7 in Venezuela.
The median across all reporting countries is 46.09, and the mean is 46.16.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 20.7%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 68.3%).
Labour income share as a percent of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 75.07 | 2026 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 71.06 | 2026 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 66.37 | 2026 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 63.52 | 2026 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 5 | Belgium | 63.37 | 2026 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 6 | Croatia | 62.96 | 2026 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 7 | Germany | 62.92 | 2026 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 8 | Austria | 61.95 | 2026 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 9 | India | 61.92 | 2026 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Slovenia | 61.73 | 2026 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 11 | Mozambique | 61.59 | 2026 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 60.6 | 2026 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 13 | Netherlands | 60.55 | 2026 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 60.44 | 2026 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 15 | Moldova | 59.98 | 2026 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 16 | France | 59.94 | 2026 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 59.83 | 2026 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 18 | Brazil | 59.59 | 2026 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 19 | Puerto Rico | 58.85 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Estonia | 58.65 | 2026 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 58.6 | 2026 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 22 | Italy | 58.41 | 2026 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 23 | South Korea | 58.37 | 2026 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 24 | Australia | 58.19 | 2026 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 25 | Indonesia | 58.17 | 2026 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 57.71 | 2026 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 27 | Ecuador | 57.59 | 2026 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 57.54 | 2026 | up 8.4% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 57.41 | 2026 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 30 | Lithuania | 56.74 | 2026 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 56.28 | 2026 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 32 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.1 | 2026 | up 8.0% | flat |
| 33 | Denmark | 56.08 | 2026 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 34 | United States Virgin Islands | 55.95 | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 35 | United States | 55.78 | 2026 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 36 | Guyana | 55.69 | 2026 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Barbados | 55.64 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 55.45 | 2026 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Bolivia | 55.36 | 2026 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 40 | Belarus | 54.66 | 2026 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 41 | Lesotho | 54.64 | 2026 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 42 | Japan | 54.53 | 2026 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 43 | Czechia | 54.04 | 2026 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 44 | Tanzania | 53.93 | 2026 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 53.92 | 2026 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 46 | Slovakia | 53.65 | 2026 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 47 | New Zealand | 53.61 | 2026 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 48 | Jamaica | 53.55 | 2026 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 49 | Sweden | 53.42 | 2026 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 50 | Hong Kong | 53.41 | 2026 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 51 | Serbia | 53.39 | 2026 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 52.89 | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | South Africa | 52.64 | 2026 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 54 | Taiwan | 52.55 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 55 | Georgia | 52.09 | 2026 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 56 | New Caledonia | 51.98 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 57 | Chile | 51.92 | 2026 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | Caribbean | 48.1 | 2026 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Haiti | 51.85 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 59 | Guam | 51.54 | 2026 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Montenegro | 51.38 | 2026 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 51.37 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | China | 51.35 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Greece | 51.29 | 2026 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 64 | Hungary | 51.03 | 2026 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 65 | El Salvador | 50.75 | 2026 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 50.71 | 2026 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 67 | Colombia | 50.58 | 2026 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 68 | Argentina | 50.23 | 2026 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 69 | Ukraine | 50.21 | 2021 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 70 | Suriname | 49.8 | 2026 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 71 | Poland | 49.62 | 2026 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 72 | Pakistan | 49.6 | 2026 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 73 | Tunisia | 49.23 | 2026 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 49.09 | 2026 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 75 | Laos | 48.92 | 2026 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 76 | Cyprus | 48.87 | 2026 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 48.74 | 2026 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 78 | Malta | 48.51 | 2026 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 48.48 | 2026 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 48.26 | 2026 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 80 | Russia | 48.26 | 2026 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 82 | Bhutan | 48.23 | 2026 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 83 | Myanmar | 48.21 | 2026 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 48.18 | 2026 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 85 | Vietnam | 47.66 | 2026 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 47.43 | 2026 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 87 | Nicaragua | 47.17 | 2026 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 47.12 | 2026 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 89 | Thailand | 47.1 | 2026 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 90 | Namibia | 47.07 | 2026 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | 46.91 | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 92 | Cambodia | 46.36 | 2026 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 46.23 | 2026 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 94 | Belize | 46.09 | 2026 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 95 | Jordan | 45.85 | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 96 | Norway | 45.77 | 2026 | down 12.2% | flat |
| 97 | Philippines | 45.6 | 2026 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 98 | Paraguay | 45.37 | 2026 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.18 | 2026 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 45.18 | 2026 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 44.65 | 2026 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 102 | Libya | 44.53 | 2026 | down 30.1% | rising |
| 103 | Albania | 44.49 | 2026 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 104 | Romania | 44.49 | 2026 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 105 | Cameroon | 44.27 | 2026 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 106 | Armenia | 44.2 | 2026 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 107 | Congo | 44.05 | 2026 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 108 | Angola | 43.97 | 2026 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 43.97 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 110 | Guatemala | 43.92 | 2026 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 111 | Tonga | 43.76 | 2026 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 112 | Western Sahara | 43.69 | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 113 | Peru | 43.65 | 2026 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 114 | Senegal | 43.51 | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 115 | Singapore | 43.27 | 2026 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 116 | Sao Tome and Principe | 43.26 | 2026 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 43.22 | 2026 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 118 | Djibouti | 42.73 | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Maldives | 42.7 | 2026 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 120 | Palestine | 42.67 | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 121 | Fiji | 42.65 | 2026 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 122 | Ghana | 42.35 | 2026 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 123 | Comoros | 42.27 | 2026 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 124 | Togo | 42.09 | 2026 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 125 | Samoa | 42.04 | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 126 | Cape Verde | 41.93 | 2026 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 127 | Gambia | 41.78 | 2026 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 128 | Mauritius | 41.7 | 2026 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | 41.51 | 2026 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 130 | Cuba | 41.26 | 2026 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 131 | Iraq | 41.2 | 2026 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 132 | Turkey | 41.1 | 2026 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 133 | Eswatini | 41.09 | 2026 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 134 | Morocco | 40.99 | 2026 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 135 | Malaysia | 40.81 | 2026 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 40.75 | 2026 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.57 | 2026 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 138 | Benin | 40.05 | 2026 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 139 | Botswana | 39.74 | 2026 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 140 | Rwanda | 39.69 | 2026 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 141 | Chad | 39.09 | 2026 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 38.55 | 2026 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 143 | North Korea | 38.53 | 2026 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 144 | Burundi | 38.49 | 2026 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 145 | Egypt | 38.16 | 2026 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 146 | Mexico | 37.88 | 2026 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 147 | Madagascar | 37.75 | 2026 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 148 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 37.74 | 2026 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 149 | Mali | 37.61 | 2026 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 150 | South Sudan | 37.57 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 151 | Kuwait | 37.53 | 2026 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 152 | Somalia | 37.51 | 2026 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | 37.31 | 2026 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 154 | Uganda | 37.29 | 2026 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 155 | Malawi | 36.99 | 2026 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 36.79 | 2026 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 157 | Sierra Leone | 36.78 | 2026 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 158 | Sudan | 36.31 | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 159 | Eritrea | 35.88 | 2026 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 160 | Guinea | 35.66 | 2026 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritania | 35.6 | 2026 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 162 | Panama | 35.59 | 2026 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 163 | Liberia | 35.57 | 2026 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 164 | Iran | 34.88 | 2026 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 165 | Bahamas | 34.42 | 2026 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 166 | Syria | 34.25 | 2026 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 167 | Kenya | 33.27 | 2026 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 168 | Brunei | 33.04 | 2026 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 169 | Mongolia | 32.88 | 2026 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 32.76 | 2026 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 32.74 | 2026 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 172 | Yemen | 32.43 | 2026 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 173 | Central African Republic | 31.25 | 2026 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 174 | East Timor | 31.13 | 2026 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 175 | Cote d'Ivoire | 30.95 | 2026 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 176 | Oman | 30.65 | 2026 | down 30.7% | rising |
| 177 | Algeria | 30.65 | 2026 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 178 | Saudi Arabia | 30.23 | 2026 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 179 | Macao | 30.06 | 2026 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 180 | Ireland | 29.63 | 2026 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 181 | Gabon | 28.73 | 2026 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | 28.2 | 2026 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | 27.74 | 2026 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 184 | Qatar | 27.45 | 2026 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 185 | Bahrain | 27.39 | 2026 | down 13.7% | flat |
| 186 | Zambia | 25.86 | 2026 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 187 | Tajikistan | 19.8 | 2026 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 188 | Venezuela | 9.7 | 2026 | down 68.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 62.2
- Chagai 54.54
- Southern Asia: Lower-middle income 59.2
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income 58.9
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe 58.8
- Western Africa 58.7
- Eastern Europe: Upper-middle income 58.4
- Southern Europe 58.2
- European Union 28 57.6
- European Union 27 57.5
- Southern Asia 57.4
- Asia and the Pacific: Lower-middle income 57.3
- G7 57.1
- Pacific Islands 56.7
- Northern America 56
- Northern America: High income 56
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 56
- Americas: High income 55.8
- World: Lower-middle income 55
- Eastern Asia: High income 55
- World: High income 54.5
- Asia and the Pacific: High income 54.5
- Europe and Central Asia 54.3
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower-middle income 54.3
- Americas 53.9
- G20 53.9
- Americas: Lower-middle income 53.9
- Latin America and the Caribbean: Lower-middle income 53.9
- South America 53.4
- Asia and the Pacific 53.3
- Northern Europe 53.2
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income 53
- World excluding BRICS 52.8
- World 52.7
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: Upper-middle income 52.7
- BRICS 52.6
- APEC 52.5
- Eastern Asia 52.1
- World excluding India and China 52
- Southern Africa 51.7
About this data
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.