SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income: SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP was 51.5 in 2026. ▬ Flat

Latest (2026)
51.5
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
40th
of 87 groups
All-time high
54.2
in 2004
All-time low
46
in 2018
Years of data
23
2004–2026

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

02040602004201520262004: 54.22005: 52.72006: 51.82007: 51.22008: 51.52009: 51.52010: 48.62011: 47.52012: 48.62013: 46.72014: 46.62015: 46.82016: 472017: 46.72018: 462019: 48.72020: 52.42021: 49.62022: 51.62023: 51.12024: 50.92025: 51.62026: 51.5

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income is 51.5, measured in 2026.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income peaked at 54.2 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 46, in 2018.

That places Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 40th out of 87 groups with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income, 2004 to 2026.
Year Value Change
2004 54.2 —
2005 52.7 -2.8%
2006 51.8 -1.7%
2007 51.2 -1.2%
2008 51.5 +0.6%
2009 51.5 +0.0%
2010 48.6 -5.6%
2011 47.5 -2.3%
2012 48.6 +2.3%
2013 46.7 -3.9%
2014 46.6 -0.2%
2015 46.8 +0.4%
2016 47 +0.4%
2017 46.7 -0.6%
2018 46 -1.5%
2019 48.7 +5.9%
2020 52.4 +7.6%
2021 49.6 -5.3%
2022 51.6 +4.0%
2023 51.1 -1.0%
2024 50.9 -0.4%
2025 51.6 +1.4%
2026 51.5 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.15 51.2 54.2 6
2010s 47.32 46 48.7 10
2020s 51.24 49.6 52.4 7

Countries ranked near Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income

  1. 37 Barbados 55.64 compare
  2. 38 Costa Rica 55.45 compare
  3. 39 Bolivia 55.36 compare
  4. 40 Belarus 54.66 compare
  5. 41 Lesotho 54.64 compare
  6. 42 Japan 54.53 compare
  7. 43 Czechia 54.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
Sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income was 51.5 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 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 54.2 in 2004.
What is the lowest sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp recorded in Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 46 in 2018.
How does Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income rank for sdg indicator 10.4.1: labour income share as a percent of gdp?
Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income ranks 40th 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 Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern, Southern and Western Europe: 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.