Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Macao
Macao: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 30.06 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Macao, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Macao recorded 30.06 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Macao peaked at 32.55 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.9, in 2013.
That places Macao 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 27.51 | — |
| 2005 | 29.47 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 30.78 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 32.32 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 31.78 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 30.22 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 24.33 | -19.5% |
| 2011 | 21.76 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 21.83 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 20.9 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 23.34 | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 31.59 | +35.3% |
| 2016 | 32.55 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 30.19 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 28.86 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 30.27 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 31.88 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 29.45 | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 30.89 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.35 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 29.83 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 30.07 | +0.8% |
| 2026 | 30.06 | -0.0% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 30.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 53.63, 56% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Macao's 30.06 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.1, 64% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.35 | 27.51 | 32.32 | 6 |
| 2010s | 26.56 | 20.9 | 32.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.93 | 27.35 | 31.88 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More work & labour data for Macao
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 208.94 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 420.81 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.82 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.769 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 2.38 % change on previous year (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 2.74 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 117,019 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 206,074 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.99 (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Macao?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Macao was 30.06 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 32.55 in 2016.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 in 2013.
- How does Macao rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Macao ranks 179th out of 188 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.