Labour share of GDP in Oceania
Oceania: Labour share of GDP was 53.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
53.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
10th
of 31 groups
All-time high
57.9%
in 2004
All-time low
52.7%
in 2022
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Labour share of GDP in Oceania, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 53.7% for labour share of gdp in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in Oceania peaked at 57.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2022.
That places Oceania 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 57.9% | — |
| 2005 | 57.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 54.7% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 55.4% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 53.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 54.8% | 57.9% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.9% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 52.7% | 54.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
More economy & growth data for Oceania
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 39,068 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 1.3 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 2.09 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 3.27 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 1.79 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 2.16 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.38 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita, 2015 prices 0.1357 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 47,045 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in Oceania?
- Labour share of gdp in Oceania was 53.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2022.
- How does Oceania rank for labour share of gdp?
- Oceania ranks 10th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Oceania 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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