Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 41.78 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Gambia, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 41.78 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Gambia peaked at 43.65 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.75, in 2009.
That places Gambia 127th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 39.75 | — |
| 2005 | 41.1 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 40.83 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 40.3 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 39.83 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 39.75 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.82 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 41.83 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 39.88 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 40.7 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41.81 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 41.51 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.31 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 42.39 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.53 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.65 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.65 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 41.88 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 41.77 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.81 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 41.76 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 41.64 | -0.3% |
| 2026 | 41.78 | +0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 41.78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 37.57, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 41.78 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 | 40.26 | 39.75 | 41.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 41.54 | 39.82 | 42.65 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.04 | 41.64 | 43.65 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More work & labour data for Gambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0232 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0132 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0328 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0501 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,523 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,898 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,805 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,703 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Gambia?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Gambia was 41.78 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.65 in 2020.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.75 in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 127th out of 188 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.