Labour share of GDP (%) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Labour share of GDP (%) was 43.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour share of GDP in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 43.7% for labour share of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 43.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2005.
That places Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 41.5% | — |
| 2005 | 40.7% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 42.8% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.9% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 43.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.7% | 42.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.4% | 43.0% | 43.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
More economy & growth data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,271 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.94 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,183 USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 31.16 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 6.33 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.46 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 25.21 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 1.51 million million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Labour share of gdp in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 43.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2005.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for labour share of gdp?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 26th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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