Labour share of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
85
Highest
75.2%
Nigeria
Lowest
18.2%
Tajikistan
Median
50.3%
Years covered
22
2004–2025
Data points
2,904
What the numbers show
Labour share of GDP (%) is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 75.2% in Nigeria; the lowest is 18.2% in Tajikistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 50.3%, and the mean is 49.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 49 fell. The largest increase was in Latvia (up 21.3%), and the largest decrease in Zambia (down 33.6%).
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 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 60.0% | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Slovenia | 59.8% | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 14 | Canada | 59.7% | 2025 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 15 | Spain | 59.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 16 | Honduras | 58.8% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 17 | Indonesia | 58.4% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 58.3% | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 19 | Ecuador | 58.1% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 57.2% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 57.1% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 22 | Uruguay | 56.6% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 56.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | Lithuania | 56.2% | 2025 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 56.1% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 26 | Portugal | 55.9% | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 55.7% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 55.3% | 2025 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 54.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 29 | Lesotho | 54.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 31 | Australia | 54.4% | 2025 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.4% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 31 | Australia and New Zealand | 54.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 34 | Finland | 54.1% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 35 | Slovakia | 54.0% | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 36 | Japan | 53.7% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | Jamaica | 53.5% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 38 | Greece | 52.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 52.7% | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Sweden | 51.5% | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 51.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 51.0% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 43 | Armenia | 50.3% | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 49.5% | 2025 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 45 | Hungary | 48.8% | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 46 | Poland | 48.5% | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 47 | El Salvador | 48.4% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 48.3% | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 49 | Nepal | 47.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 47.7% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 51 | Bhutan | 47.5% | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 52 | Thailand | 46.8% | 2025 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 53 | Senegal | 46.6% | 2025 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 46.2% | 2025 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 55 | Romania | 46.0% | 2025 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 56 | Tunisia | 45.8% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 45.7% | 2025 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 58 | Togo | 45.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 59 | Cyprus | 45.3% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 60 | Jordan | 45.0% | 2025 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 44.9% | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.5% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | Guatemala | 44.3% | 2025 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 64 | Albania | 44.2% | 2025 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Philippines | 43.9% | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 66 | Paraguay | 43.0% | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 67 | Peru | 42.6% | 2025 | down 6.8% | flat |
| 68 | Egypt | 41.6% | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritius | 41.5% | 2025 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 40.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 40.2% | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 39.5% | 2025 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 73 | Botswana | 38.2% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 74 | Mexico | 36.9% | 2025 | up 12.8% | flat |
| 74 | Mongolia | 36.9% | 2025 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 76 | Panama | 36.6% | 2025 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 36.6% | 2025 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 78 | Mauritania | 35.4% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Kenya | 33.9% | 2025 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 80 | Ireland | 33.4% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 81 | Niger | 32.0% | 2025 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.9% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 28.6% | 2025 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 84 | Zambia | 26.5% | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 18.2% | 2025 | down 19.1% | flat |
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%
- Republic of Moldova 60.0%
- Western Africa 59.8%
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 55.9%
- Southern Europe 57.7%
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.4%
- Northern America 56.7%
- United Republic of Tanzania 52.8%
- Southern Asia 56.2%
- Asia 51.0%
- Europe and Northern America 56.1%
- Polynesia 50.4%
- Europe 55.7%
- Developing regions 50.2%
- Central and Southern Asia 55.2%
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 48.0%
- Americas 54.3%
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 46.2%
- Oceania 53.7%
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 43.7%
- South America 53.6%
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 42.2%
- Northern Europe 53.1%
- Middle Africa 40.9%
- World 52.6%
- Melanesia 38.3%
- Eastern Asia 52.2%
- Türkiye 35.5%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 51.8%
- Timor-Leste 31.2%
- Southern Africa 50.9%
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.8%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 50.3%
- South-Eastern Asia 50.2%
- Latin America and the Caribbean 49.2%
- Eastern Europe 49.2%
- Caribbean 48.1%
- Africa 46.5%
- Cabo Verde 43.0%
- Central Asia 41.5%