Labour share of GDP (%) in Melanesia
Melanesia: Labour share of GDP (%) was 38.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour share of GDP in Melanesia, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 38.3% for labour share of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Melanesia peaked at 43.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2025.
That places Melanesia 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP (%) in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.7% | — |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 40.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 40.4% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 40.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 38.9% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 38.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 38.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 40.2% | 43.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 39.6% | 38.6% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 38.3% | 40.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Melanesia
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 43,564 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 3.74 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 3.32 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.12 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 51,880 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.98 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 2.11 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 3.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Melanesia?
- Labour share of gdp in Melanesia was 38.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2025.
- How does Melanesia rank for labour share of gdp?
- Melanesia ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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