Labour share of GDP in Northern America
Northern America: Labour share of GDP was 56.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour share of GDP in Northern America, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Northern America stood at 56.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Northern America peaked at 61.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2023.
That places Northern America 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.6% | — |
| 2005 | 60.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 60.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 58.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.5% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.9% | 61.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 56.2% | 59.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More economy & growth data for Northern America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 29.81 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 31.41 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$ 21.64 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 81,512 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 63,589 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 24.50 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 5.13 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.47 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 5.85 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 22.11 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Northern America?
- Labour share of gdp in Northern America was 56.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2023.
- How does Northern America rank for labour share of gdp?
- Northern America ranks 4th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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