Labour share of GDP in Americas
Americas: Labour share of GDP was 54.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
54.3%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 31 groups
All-time high
56.8%
in 2004
All-time low
53.9%
in 2023
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Americas, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Americas stood at 54.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Americas peaked at 56.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 2023.
That places Americas 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Labour share of GDP in Americas, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.8% | — |
| 2005 | 56.2% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 55.8% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 55.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.2% | 55.8% | 56.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 55.0% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.6% | 53.9% | 56.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Americas
More economy & growth data for Americas
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 2.58 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.11 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 21.5 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.18 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 6.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 8.17 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1.9 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 36,841 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 29,094 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 30.48 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Americas?
- Labour share of gdp in Americas was 54.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 2023.
- How does Americas rank for labour share of gdp?
- Americas ranks 9th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Labour share of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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