Africa vs Uruguay: Labour share of GDP
Africa
46.5%
in 2025
Uruguay
56.6%
in 2025
Africa rank
25th
Uruguay rank
24th
Labour share of GDP over time
- Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 56.6% against 46.5% in Africa, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 24th of 36 groups.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.8% | 48.3% | 5.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 46.4% | 54.4% | 8.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 56.4% | 9.5% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour share of gdp, Africa or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 56.6% against 46.5% in Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour share of gdp between Africa and Uruguay?
- 10.1%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Uruguay?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Uruguay rank globally for labour share of gdp?
- Africa ranks 25th and Uruguay ranks 24th of 36 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.