Labour share of GDP in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Labour share of GDP was 54.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour share of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour share of gdp in Australia and New Zealand is 54.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 58.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2022.
That places Australia and New Zealand 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.6% | — |
| 2005 | 58.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 55.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.1% | 55.3% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 54.5% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 53.2% | 55.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 31 Serbia 55.3% compare
- 32 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
- 32 Lesotho 54.6% compare
- 34 Australia 54.4% compare
- 34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.4% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Australia and New Zealand
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 54,411 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.23 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.24 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.22 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.74 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.42 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.09 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 65,559 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.268 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.44 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Australia and New Zealand?
- Labour share of gdp in Australia and New Zealand was 54.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2022.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for labour share of gdp?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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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