Italy vs Southern Africa: Labour share of GDP
Italy
58.3%
in 2025
Southern Africa
50.9%
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Southern Africa rank
18th
Labour share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 58.3% against 50.9% in Southern Africa, a difference of 7.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Southern Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 18th of 103 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 50.0% | 7.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 53.9% | 5.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 52.0% | 5.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour share of gdp, Italy or Southern Africa?
- Italy, at 58.3% against 50.9% in Southern Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour share of gdp between Italy and Southern Africa?
- 7.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Southern Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Southern Africa rank globally for labour share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 20th and Southern Africa ranks 18th 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.