Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Zambia
Zambia: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 25.86 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Zambia, 2004–2026
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 25.86 for labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour income share as a percent of gdp in Zambia peaked at 46.91 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.86, in 2026.
Zambia ranks 186th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.91 | — |
| 2005 | 46.91 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.6 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 46.36 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 46.48 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 45.62 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 44.91 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 40.74 | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 46.23 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 41.89 | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 42.21 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.96 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 36.92 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 30.95 | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 36.38 | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 39.51 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 26.67 | -32.5% |
| 2021 | 28.62 | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 26.4 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 26.48 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 26.34 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 25.93 | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 25.86 | -0.3% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 25.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.01, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 25.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.69, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -32.5% | 39.51 | 26.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.48 | 45.62 | 46.91 | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.87 | 30.95 | 46.23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.62 | 25.86 | 28.62 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More work & labour data for Zambia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.5254 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.5224 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.5281 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7611 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,577 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,424 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 32,895 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 31,579 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 64,474 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour income share as a percent of gdp in Zambia?
- Labour income share as a percent of gdp in Zambia was 25.86 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.91 in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.86 in 2026.
- How does Zambia rank for labour income share as a percent of gdp?
- Zambia ranks 186th out of 188 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.