Labour share of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
75.2%
Nigeria
Lowest
9.8%
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Median
48.5%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
3,058
What the numbers show
Labour share of GDP (%) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 75.2% in Nigeria; the lowest is 9.8% in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of).
The median across all reporting countries is 48.5%, and the mean is 48.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 21.3%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (down 68.6%).
Labour share of GDP (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 75.2% | 2025 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 2 | Switzerland | 70.4% | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 3 | Austria | 64.6% | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 4 | Belgium | 64.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 63.7% | 2025 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 61.8% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 60.8% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 8 | France | 60.7% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 9 | Germany | 60.6% | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 10 | India | 60.4% | 2025 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 60.0% | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 60.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Republic of Moldova | 60.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 60.0% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 15 | Slovenia | 59.8% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 16 | Canada | 59.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 59.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 18 | Honduras | 58.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 19 | Indonesia | 58.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 58.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Ecuador | 58.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 22 | Luxembourg | 57.2% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 57.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 56.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | Uruguay | 56.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 27 | Lithuania | 56.2% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 56.1% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 29 | Portugal | 55.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 30 | Czechia | 55.7% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 31 | Serbia | 55.3% | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 54.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 32 | Lesotho | 54.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 34 | Australia | 54.4% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.4% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 34 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 54.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 34 | Australia and New Zealand | 54.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 38 | Finland | 54.1% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 39 | Slovakia | 54.0% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 40 | Japan | 53.7% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 41 | Jamaica | 53.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 52.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 42 | United Republic of Tanzania | 52.8% | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 52.7% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 45 | Sweden | 51.5% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 46 | Bulgaria | 51.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 51.0% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 48 | Polynesia | 50.4% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 49 | Armenia | 50.3% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 49.5% | 2025 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 51 | Hungary | 48.8% | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 52 | Poland | 48.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 53 | El Salvador | 48.4% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 54 | Namibia | 48.3% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Caribbean | 48.1% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Laos | 48.0% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.0% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 58 | Nepal | 47.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 47.7% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 60 | Bhutan | 47.5% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 61 | Thailand | 46.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 62 | Senegal | 46.6% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 63 | Nicaragua | 46.2% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 64 | Romania | 46.0% | 2025 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 65 | Tunisia | 45.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 66 | Benin | 45.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 67 | Togo | 45.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Cyprus | 45.3% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 69 | Jordan | 45.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 70 | Cameroon | 44.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.5% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 72 | Guatemala | 44.3% | 2025 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 73 | Albania | 44.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 74 | Philippines | 43.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 43.0% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 75 | Cabo Verde | 43.0% | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 77 | Peru | 42.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 78 | Egypt | 41.6% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 79 | Mauritius | 41.5% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 40.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 81 | Mali | 40.2% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 82 | Burundi | 39.5% | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 83 | Melanesia | 38.3% | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 38.2% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 85 | Mexico | 36.9% | 2025 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 85 | Mongolia | 36.9% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 87 | Panama | 36.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 87 | Sierra Leone | 36.6% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 89 | Turkey | 35.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 89 | Türkiye | 35.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 91 | Mauritania | 35.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 92 | Kenya | 33.9% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 93 | Ireland | 33.4% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 94 | Niger | 32.0% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 95 | Brunei | 31.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 95 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 97 | East Timor | 31.2% | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 97 | Timor-Leste | 31.2% | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 99 | Côte d'Ivoire | 31.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 28.6% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 102 | Zambia | 26.5% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 18.2% | 2025 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 104 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.8% | 2025 | down 68.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Western Europe 61.5%
- Western Africa 59.8%
- Southern Europe 57.7%
- Northern America 56.7%
- Southern Asia 56.2%
- Europe and Northern America 56.1%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 55.9%
- Europe 55.7%
- Central and Southern Asia 55.2%
- Americas 54.3%
- Oceania 53.7%
- South America 53.6%
- Northern Europe 53.1%
- World 52.6%
- Eastern Asia 52.2%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 51.8%
- Asia 51.0%
- Southern Africa 50.9%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50.3%
- Developing regions 50.2%
- South-Eastern Asia 50.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 49.2%
- Eastern Europe 49.2%
- Africa 46.5%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 46.2%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 43.7%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 42.2%
- Central Asia 41.5%
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 41.4%
- Middle Africa 40.9%
- Eastern Africa 40.5%
- Northern Africa 40.3%
- Central America 38.9%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 36.9%
- Western Asia 35.4%