Labour share of GDP in Central America
Central America: Labour share of GDP was 38.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
38.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
28th
of 31 groups
All-time high
38.9%
in 2025
All-time low
34.5%
in 2017
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Central America, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Central America stood at 38.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Central America peaked at 38.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 34.5%, in 2017.
That places Central America 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labour share of GDP in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 38.0% | — |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 37.3% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 36.0% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 35.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 38.5% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 38.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.8% | 35.8% | 38.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 34.5% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.7% | 36.4% | 38.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Central America
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation Deflator — Value US$, 2015 prices 136.65 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 532,885 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 389,960 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 23.75 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.8466 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.84 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.98 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.99 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.66 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.24 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Central America?
- Labour share of gdp in Central America was 38.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.5% in 2017.
- How does Central America rank for labour share of gdp?
- Central America ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America 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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