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10.4.1 - Labour share of GDP (%) - SL_EMP_GTOTL

% · higher is better · 185 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020

League table

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  1. 1Switzerland68.4%
  2. 2Nigeria68.2%
  3. 3Iceland66.3%
  4. 4Chile65%
  5. 5Vanuatu63.8%
  6. 6Belgium63.6%
  7. 6Netherlands63.6%
  8. 7Germany63.4%
  9. 8Brazil63.1%
  10. 9Croatia62.3%
  11. 10Canada61.9%
  12. 11Estonia61.6%
  13. 12Lesotho61.4%
  14. 13France61.3%
  15. 14Slovenia61%
  16. 15Latvia60.9%
  17. 15Spain60.9%
  18. 16South Africa60.7%
  19. 17United States60.4%
  20. 17United Kingdom60.4%
  21. 18Honduras60.1%
  22. 19Moldova60%
  23. 20Korea, Rep.59.7%
  24. 21Greece59.6%
  25. 21Austria59.6%
  26. 22Portugal59.5%
  27. 23Virgin Islands (U.S.)59.3%
  28. 24Barbados59.2%
  29. 25Colombia59.1%
  30. 26Indonesia58.3%
  31. 27Uruguay58.2%
  32. 28Denmark58%
  33. 29India57.8%
  34. 30Czechia57.7%
  35. 31Japan56.8%
  36. 32Italy56.5%
  37. 33Serbia56.3%
  38. 34Luxembourg56.2%
  39. 35Australia56.1%
  40. 36Hong Kong SAR, China56%
  41. 37New Caledonia55.9%
  42. 38Sweden55.8%
  43. 38Jamaica55.8%
  44. 39Ecuador55.7%
  45. 40Puerto Rico (US)55.5%
  46. 41Lithuania55.1%
  47. 42Bolivia54.9%
  48. 43Norway54.8%
  49. 44Malta54.7%
  50. 45Namibia54.5%
  51. 46Russian Federation54.3%
  52. 47El Salvador54.2%
  53. 47Slovak Republic54.2%
  54. 47Armenia54.2%
  55. 47New Zealand54.2%
  56. 48Georgia53.9%
  57. 48Costa Rica53.9%
  58. 49Finland53.8%
  59. 50French Polynesia53.6%
  60. 50Argentina53.6%
  61. 51Bulgaria53.5%
  62. 51Bosnia and Herzegovina53.5%
  63. 52Tanzania53.3%
  64. 53Zimbabwe53.2%
  65. 53Guam53.2%
  66. 54Israel52.5%
  67. 55Mozambique51.9%
  68. 56St. Vincent and the Grenadines51.8%
  69. 57St. Lucia51.7%
  70. 58Cyprus51.6%
  71. 59Ukraine51.3%
  72. 60Belarus51.1%
  73. 61Tunisia50.8%
  74. 62China50.7%
  75. 63Belize50.4%
  76. 63Suriname50.4%
  77. 64Singapore50.3%
  78. 65Guyana49.9%
  79. 66Montenegro49.4%
  80. 67Pakistan49.1%
  81. 67Burkina Faso49.1%
  82. 68Gambia, The48.8%
  83. 69Poland48.5%
  84. 70Nicaragua48.4%
  85. 71Hungary48.2%
  86. 72Haiti47.8%
  87. 73Dominican Republic47.7%
  88. 74Thailand47.4%
  89. 75Romania47.2%
  90. 76Turkmenistan46.9%
  91. 77Myanmar46.5%
  92. 78Lebanon46.3%
  93. 78Samoa46.3%
  94. 79Guatemala46.2%
  95. 80Trinidad and Tobago46%
  96. 80Azerbaijan46%
  97. 80Paraguay46%
  98. 81Cameroon45.7%
  99. 81Maldives45.7%
  100. 81Bhutan45.7%
  101. 81North Macedonia45.7%
  102. 82Uzbekistan45.6%
  103. 83Tonga45.5%
  104. 84Iraq45.3%
  105. 85Libya45.2%
  106. 85Peru45.2%
  107. 85Fiji45.2%
  108. 86West Bank and Gaza45%
  109. 86Jordan45%
  110. 86Afghanistan45%
  111. 87Angola44.9%
  112. 88Morocco44.8%
  113. 88Malaysia44.8%
  114. 89Lao PDR44.7%
  115. 90Solomon Islands44.6%
  116. 91Sao Tome and Principe44.5%
  117. 91Botswana44.5%
  118. 92Sierra Leone44.4%
  119. 93Cabo Verde44.3%
  120. 94Rwanda44.2%
  121. 95Sudan44.1%
  122. 96Egypt, Arab Rep.43.6%
  123. 97Cuba43.5%
  124. 97Guinea-Bissau43.5%
  125. 97Nepal43.5%
  126. 98Somalia, Fed. Rep.43%
  127. 98Liberia43%
  128. 99Djibouti42.8%
  129. 100Viet Nam42.7%
  130. 101South Sudan42.5%
  131. 102Chad42.4%
  132. 102Malawi42.4%
  133. 102Oman42.4%
  134. 102Ghana42.4%
  135. 103Korea, Dem. People's Rep.42.3%
  136. 104Bangladesh42.2%
  137. 105Comoros42.1%
  138. 105Ethiopia42.1%
  139. 106Senegal41.9%
  140. 106Cambodia41.9%
  141. 107Eritrea41.8%
  142. 108Equatorial Guinea41.5%
  143. 109Eswatini41.4%
  144. 110Congo, Rep.41%
  145. 111Syrian Arab Republic40.9%
  146. 112Madagascar40.5%
  147. 112Uganda40.5%
  148. 113Kazakhstan40.4%
  149. 114Bahamas, The40.3%
  150. 114Mauritius40.3%
  151. 114Kuwait40.3%
  152. 115Sri Lanka40.2%
  153. 116United Arab Emirates39.8%
  154. 116Iran, Islamic Rep.39.8%
  155. 117Algeria39.5%
  156. 117Yemen, Rep.39.5%
  157. 118Mauritania39.3%
  158. 119Philippines39%
  159. 120Togo38.9%
  160. 121Congo, Dem. Rep.38.7%
  161. 122Burundi38.3%
  162. 123Timor-Leste37.4%
  163. 124Mali37.3%
  164. 124Kenya37.3%
  165. 125Mongolia37.2%
  166. 126Benin36.6%
  167. 127Turkiye35.7%
  168. 128Brunei Darussalam35.6%
  169. 129Mexico35.2%
  170. 130Panama34.5%
  171. 131Macao SAR, China34.2%
  172. 132Papua New Guinea34.1%
  173. 133Central African Republic33.6%
  174. 134Kyrgyz Republic33.3%
  175. 135Zambia33.1%
  176. 136Ireland32.7%
  177. 137Saudi Arabia32.1%
  178. 138Bahrain31.5%
  179. 139Niger30.8%
  180. 140Cote d'Ivoire30.5%
  181. 141Qatar30.2%
  182. 142Guinea30.1%
  183. 143Gabon28.5%
  184. 144Tajikistan19.3%
  185. 145Venezuela, RB10.2%

10.4.1 - Labour share of GDP (%) - SL_EMP_GTOTL