Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates) in Africa: Low income
Africa: Low income: Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates) was 38.6 in 2026. ▬ Flat
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Africa: Low income, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour income share as a percent of gdp in Africa: Low income is 38.6, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Africa: Low income peaked at 38.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.1, in 2010.
Africa: Low income ranks 78th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates) in Africa: Low income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 37.2 | — |
| 2005 | 37.4 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.2 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 37.9 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 37.3 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 37.9 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 37.1 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 37.4 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.2 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.4 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 38.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 38.4 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 38.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.2 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 38.6 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 38.8 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 38.8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.7 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 38.6 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.48 | 37.2 | 37.9 | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.02 | 37.1 | 38.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.63 | 38.2 | 38.8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Africa: Low income
More work & labour data for Africa: Low income
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 261,934 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.43 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 132,381 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.44 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.7 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 6,521 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 2,148 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 63.48 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.3 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Africa: Low income?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Africa: Low income was 38.6 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Africa: Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.1 in 2010.
- How does Africa: Low income rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Africa: Low income ranks 78th out of 87 groups with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Africa: Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa: Low income data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Labour income share as a percent of GDP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.