Labour share of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Labour share of GDP was 36.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour share of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 36.9% for labour share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 39.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2008.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 35th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 33.6% | — |
| 2005 | 31.9% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 31.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 30.8% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 32.7% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 38.8% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 30.8% | 34.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 32.7% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.5% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 32 Costa Rica 54.6% compare
- 32 Lesotho 54.6% compare
- 34 Australia 54.4% compare
- 34 Australia and New Zealand 54.4% compare
- 34 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54.4% compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54.4% compare
- 38 Finland 54.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 156,869 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 13.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 13.0% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 63.5% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2023)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Labour share of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia was 36.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2008.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for labour share of gdp?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 35th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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