SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income

Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 42 in 2026. ▲ Rising

Latest (2026)
42
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
68th
of 87 groups
All-time high
42
in 2024
All-time low
33
in 2022
Years of data
23
2004–2026

SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004–2026

0102030402004201520262004: 37.62005: 37.12006: 35.92007: 37.12008: 36.52009: 38.82010: 38.52011: 37.32012: 382013: 37.22014: 38.52015: 39.22016: 41.22017: 39.52018: 39.52019: 40.42020: 38.12021: 35.32022: 332023: 37.72024: 422025: 422026: 42

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income recorded 42 for sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in 2026. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income peaked at 42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2022.

That places Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 68th out of 87 groups 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.

SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2004 37.6 —
2005 37.1 -1.3%
2006 35.9 -3.2%
2007 37.1 +3.3%
2008 36.5 -1.6%
2009 38.8 +6.3%
2010 38.5 -0.8%
2011 37.3 -3.1%
2012 38 +1.9%
2013 37.2 -2.1%
2014 38.5 +3.5%
2015 39.2 +1.8%
2016 41.2 +5.1%
2017 39.5 -4.1%
2018 39.5 +0.0%
2019 40.4 +2.3%
2020 38.1 -5.7%
2021 35.3 -7.3%
2022 33 -6.5%
2023 37.7 +14.2%
2024 42 +11.4%
2025 42 +0.0%
2026 42 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.17 35.9 38.8 6
2010s 38.93 37.2 41.2 10
2020s 38.59 33 42 7

Countries ranked near Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income

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  5. 69 Ukraine 50.21 compare
  6. 70 Suriname 49.8 compare
  7. 71 Poland 49.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
Sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income was 42 in 2026, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2024.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2022.
How does Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp?
Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income ranks 68th out of 87 groups with data for 2026.
Is sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp rising or falling in Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,329 data points, 2004–2026
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The series is part of the ILO modelled estimates and is harmonized to account for differences in national data and scope of coverage, collection and tabulation methodologies as well as for other country-specific factors. 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 Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.