Labour share of GDP in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Labour share of GDP was 53.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour share of GDP in Northern Europe, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour share of gdp in Northern Europe is 53.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Northern Europe peaked at 58.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2022.
Northern Europe ranks 13th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 56.6% | — |
| 2005 | 56.4% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 57.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 54.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 53.4% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.0% | 56.4% | 58.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 53.4% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 51.3% | 55.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 10 India 60.4% compare
- 11 Brazil 60.0% compare
- 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 60.0% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 60.0% compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 60.0% compare
- 15 Slovenia 59.8% compare
- 16 Canada 59.7% compare
More economy & growth data for Northern Europe
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 6.84 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 6.26 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.18 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 57,638 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 51,132 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 5.56 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.15 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 5.5 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 1.13 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 19.37 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Northern Europe?
- Labour share of gdp in Northern Europe was 53.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2022.
- How does Northern Europe rank for labour share of gdp?
- Northern Europe ranks 13th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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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