Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 41.93 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Cape Verde, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 41.93 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Cape Verde peaked at 45.19 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5, in 2007.
That places Cape Verde 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.15 | — |
| 2005 | 38.48 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.33 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.5 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 37.59 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 38.72 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 41.43 | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 40.6 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 43.47 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 41.61 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 43.89 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 44.88 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 43.46 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 43.74 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 43.97 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 43.05 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 45.19 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 41.31 | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 43.73 | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 41.98 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 41.67 | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 41.9 | +0.5% |
| 2026 | 41.93 | +0.1% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 41.93 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45.6, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 41.93 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.69, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.13 | 37.5 | 38.72 | 6 |
| 2010s | 43.01 | 40.6 | 44.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.53 | 41.31 | 45.19 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More work & labour data for Cape Verde
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 176.12 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.01 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 233.52 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 12.15 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.59 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 29,137 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 13,162 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 50.08 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.57 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Cape Verde?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Cape Verde was 41.93 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 45.19 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5 in 2007.
- How does Cape Verde rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Cape Verde ranks 126th out of 188 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.