Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 47.07 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Namibia, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2026, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Namibia stood at 47.07. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Namibia peaked at 53.69 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 47.07, in 2026.
Namibia ranks 90th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 53.69 | — |
| 2005 | 51.81 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 48.48 | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 48.23 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 48.98 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 50.61 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 50.97 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.71 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 51.53 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.06 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 48.94 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 49.02 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 50.68 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 50.84 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51.64 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.34 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 53.63 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 51.27 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 48.78 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 47.28 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 47.09 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 47.1 | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 47.07 | -0.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 47.07 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.01, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 47.07 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.69, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.3 | 48.23 | 53.69 | 6 |
| 2010s | 50.87 | 48.94 | 52.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.89 | 47.07 | 53.63 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 87 Nicaragua 47.17 compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 47.12 compare
- 89 Thailand 47.1 compare
- 91 Solomon Islands 46.91 compare
- 92 Cambodia 46.36 compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 46.23 compare
More work & labour data for Namibia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0916 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0906 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0929 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3746 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,116 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,223 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,070 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,828 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,898 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Namibia?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Namibia was 47.07 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.69 in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.07 in 2026.
- How does Namibia rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 90th out of 188 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.