Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Europe and Central Asia
Europe and Central Asia: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 54.3 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Europe and Central Asia, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Europe and Central Asia recorded 54.3 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Europe and Central Asia peaked at 57.7 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 52.4, in 2022.
That places Europe and Central Asia 22nd out of 87 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.2 | — |
| 2005 | 55.7 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 55.3 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 55.4 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 55.8 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.7 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 56.6 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 54.9 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 55.1 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 55.1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.2 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.7 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 55.2 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 54.7 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 54.3 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.5 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 55.3 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 53.2 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 52.4 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 53 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 54.4 | +0.7% |
| 2026 | 54.3 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.02 | 55.3 | 57.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.03 | 54.3 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8 | 52.4 | 55.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Europe and Central Asia
More work & labour data for Europe and Central Asia
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 452,116 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 57.53 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 333,753 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.47 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.21 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 103,309 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 59,908 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 54.39 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.04 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.1537 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Europe and Central Asia?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Europe and Central Asia was 54.3 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7 in 2009.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.4 in 2022.
- How does Europe and Central Asia rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Europe and Central Asia ranks 22nd out of 87 groups with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe and Central Asia 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.