Labour share of GDP in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Labour share of GDP was 41.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour share of GDP in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 41.4%. 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 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 46.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2022.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 30th out of 36 groups 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 46.3% | — |
| 2005 | 45.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 44.0% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 42.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 43.8% | 46.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 42.7% | 42.0% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.4% | 43.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More economy & growth data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 1,348 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 0.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 5.3% (2025)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita -1.3% (2024)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 4.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 54.9% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 3.3% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.4% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 1.99 (2022)
- Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 2.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Labour share of gdp in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 41.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2022.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for labour share of gdp?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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