Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Arab States
Arab States: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 33.4 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Arab States, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Arab States recorded 33.4 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Arab States peaked at 37.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.1, in 2008.
Arab States ranks 84th of 87 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 29.6 | — |
| 2005 | 27.1 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 26.1 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 26.4 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 25.1 | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 31.1 | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 28.4 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 25.1 | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 25.4 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 27.3 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 33.6 | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 35 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 34.3 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 33.9 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 37.4 | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 33.8 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5 | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 34.1 | +11.8% |
| 2024 | 33.9 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 33.5 | -1.2% |
| 2026 | 33.4 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.57 | 25.1 | 31.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 30.16 | 25.1 | 35 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8 | 30.5 | 37.4 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Arab States
More work & labour data for Arab States
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,228 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 49.25 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 73,387 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 9.49 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 2.22 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 82,393 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 36,395 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 44.58 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.93 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Arab States?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Arab States was 33.4 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1 in 2008.
- How does Arab States rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Arab States ranks 84th out of 87 groups with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab States 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.