Germany vs South America: Labour share of GDP
Germany
60.6%
in 2025
South America
53.6%
in 2025
Germany rank
9th
South America rank
12th
Labour share of GDP over time
- Germany
- South America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 60.6% against 53.6% in South America, a difference of 7.0%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times South America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 9th and South America ranks 12th of 103 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.8% | 51.0% | 9.8% | Germany |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 54.5% | 7.2% | Germany |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 53.4% | 7.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour share of gdp, Germany or South America?
- Germany, at 60.6% against 53.6% in South America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour share of gdp between Germany and South America?
- 7.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Germany and South America rank globally for labour share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 9th and South America ranks 12th of 103 countries.
- 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.