Labour share of GDP in South America
South America: Labour share of GDP was 53.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour share of GDP in South America, 2004–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, labour share of gdp in South America stood at 53.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour share of gdp in South America peaked at 56.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2004.
That places South America 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labour share of GDP in South America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 50.0% | — |
| 2005 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 50.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 52.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.7% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 50.0% | 54.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 52.4% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 54.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near South America
More economy & growth data for South America
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 9.17 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.35 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 753,486 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 9,997 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 9,035 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.93 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 2.44 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 1.83 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ -0.3025 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 17.35 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour share of gdp in South America?
- Labour share of gdp in South America was 53.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest labour share of gdp recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 56.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest labour share of gdp recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2004.
- How does South America rank for labour share of gdp?
- South America ranks 11th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labour share of gdp rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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