Labour share of GDP
Compare labour share of gdp across 93 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2025.
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Key Insights
- •93 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
- •Nigeria has the highest published value (75.2 %).
- •Venezuela has the lowest published value (9.8 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 48.7%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Labour share of GDP (%).
Values use UN SDG series SL_EMP_GTOTL, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2025 reference year, unit Percentage, and the fixed selection Age: All age ranges or no breaks by age; Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.
Methodology
UN SDG series SL_EMP_GTOTL; year 2025; unit PERCENT; dimensions {"Age": "ALLAGE", "Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "M", "Units": "PERCENT"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 10.4.1.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 75.2% |
| 2 | Switzerland | 70.4% |
| 3 | Austria | 64.6% |
| 4 | Belgium | 64.1% |
| 5 | Latvia | 63.7% |
| 6 | Zimbabwe | 61.8% |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 60.8% |
| 8 | France | 60.7% |
| 9 | Germany | 60.6% |
| 10 | India | 60.4% |
| 11 | Moldova, Republic of | 60.0% |
| 12 | Netherlands | 60.0% |
| 13 | Brazil | 60.0% |
| 14 | Slovenia | 59.8% |
| 15 | Canada | 59.7% |
| 16 | Spain | 59.2% |
| 17 | Honduras | 58.8% |
| 18 | Indonesia | 58.4% |
| 19 | Italy | 58.3% |
| 20 | Ecuador | 58.1% |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 57.2% |
| 22 | Denmark | 57.1% |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 56.6% |
| 24 | Uruguay | 56.6% |
| 25 | Lithuania | 56.2% |
| 26 | Croatia | 56.1% |
| 27 | Portugal | 55.9% |
| 28 | Czech Republic | 55.7% |
| 29 | Serbia | 55.3% |
| 30 | Costa Rica | 54.6% |
| 31 | Lesotho | 54.6% |
| 32 | Australia | 54.4% |
| 33 | Bolivia | 54.4% |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 54.4% |
| 35 | Finland | 54.1% |
| 36 | Slovakia | 54.0% |
| 37 | Japan | 53.7% |
| 38 | Jamaica | 53.5% |
| 39 | Greece | 52.8% |
| 40 | United Republic of Tanzania | 52.8% |
| 41 | Chile | 52.7% |
| 42 | Sweden | 51.5% |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 51.2% |
| 44 | Argentina | 51.0% |
| 45 | Armenia | 50.3% |
| 46 | Colombia | 49.5% |
| 47 | Hungary | 48.8% |
| 48 | Poland | 48.5% |
| 49 | El Salvador | 48.4% |
| 50 | Namibia | 48.3% |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 48.0% |
| 52 | Nepal | 47.9% |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 47.7% |
| 54 | Bhutan | 47.5% |
| 55 | Thailand | 46.8% |
| 56 | Senegal | 46.6% |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 46.2% |
| 58 | Romania | 46.0% |
| 59 | Tunisia | 45.8% |
| 60 | Benin | 45.7% |
| 61 | Togo | 45.6% |
| 62 | Cyprus | 45.3% |
| 63 | Jordan | 45.0% |
| 64 | Cameroon | 44.9% |
| 65 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.5% |
| 66 | Guatemala | 44.3% |
| 67 | Albania | 44.2% |
| 68 | Philippines | 43.9% |
| 69 | Cape Verde | 43.0% |
| 70 | Paraguay | 43.0% |
| 71 | Peru | 42.6% |
| 72 | Egypt | 41.6% |
| 73 | Mauritius | 41.5% |
| 74 | Burkina Faso | 40.6% |
| 75 | Mali | 40.2% |
| 76 | Burundi | 39.5% |
| 77 | Botswana | 38.2% |
| 78 | Mexico | 36.9% |
| 79 | Mongolia | 36.9% |
| 80 | Panama | 36.6% |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 36.6% |
| 82 | Türkiye | 35.5% |
| 83 | Mauritania | 35.4% |
| 84 | Kenya | 33.9% |
| 85 | Ireland | 33.4% |
| 86 | Niger | 32.0% |
| 87 | Brunei Darussalam | 31.9% |
| 88 | Timor-Leste | 31.2% |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 31.0% |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 28.6% |
| 91 | Zambia | 26.5% |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 18.2% |
| 93 | Venezuela | 9.8% |
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Data Source
This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2025).
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