Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Labour share of GDP
Italy
58.3%
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
50.3%
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th
Labour share of GDP over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Italy currently reports 58.3% against 50.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 8.0%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 103 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 48.9% | 8.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 50.3% | 8.7% | Italy |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 50.7% | 6.6% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour share of gdp, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Italy, at 58.3% against 50.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour share of gdp between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 8.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for labour share of gdp?
- Italy ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th 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.