Data for 2013

Labour Income Share, 2013

Name: Labour Income Share, 2013
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2013, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Income Share, 2013 covers 187 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 68.904; Qatar is lowest, at 17.581. The middle country reads 46.887. Against 2012, 187 values changed (100 up, 87 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Income Share · Data for 2013

HighestNigeria

68.904

LowestQatar

17.581

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

187countries
1measure
2013the year it describes
187distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Labour Income Share, 2013, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Labour Income Share, 2013: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	68.904	—
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	68.680	—
3	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	66.120	—
4	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	65.795	Imputation
5	Honduras`HND`Central America	65.640	—
6	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	62.599	—
7	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	61.619	—
8	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	61.557	—
9	France`FRA`Western Europe	61.340	—
10	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	61.258	Imputation
11	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	61.116	Model-based extrapolation
12	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.041	—
13	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	59.674	—
14	Argentina`ARG`South America	59.320	—
15	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	59.090	—
16	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	58.970	Imputation
17	Brazil`BRA`South America	58.950	—
18	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	58.520	—
19	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	58.497	—
20	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58.378	—
21	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	58.368	—
22	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.275	—
23	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	58.223	—
24	United States`USA`Northern America	57.917	Imputation
25	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	57.725	—
26	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	57.692	—
27	India`IND`Southern Asia	57.365	—
28	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.160	—
29	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.103	—
30	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	56.818	—
31	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	56.716	—
32	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	56.665	—
33	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	56.655	Imputation
34	Ecuador`ECU`South America	56.338	—
35	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	56.106	Imputation
36	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	56.073	Imputation
37	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	55.126	—
38	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	55.035	Imputation
39	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	54.980	Imputation
40	Guyana`GUY`South America	54.836	Imputation
41	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	54.505	—
42	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	54.133	—
43	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	53.996	—
44	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	53.989	Imputation
45	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	53.505	Imputation
46	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	53.160	—
47	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	52.908	—
48	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	52.603	Imputation
49	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	52.341	—
50	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	52.289	Imputation
51	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	52.288	—
52	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	52.189	—
53	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	52.000	Imputation
54	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	51.932	—
55	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	51.888	Imputation
56	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	51.885	Imputation
57	Uruguay`URY`South America	51.769	Model-based extrapolation
58	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.731	Imputation
59	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	51.565	Imputation
60	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	51.417	—
61	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.298	Imputation
62	Colombia`COL`South America	51.127	—
63	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51.062	—
64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	51.054	Imputation
65	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	50.827	—
66	Suriname`SUR`South America	50.750	Imputation
67	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	50.725	Imputation
68	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	50.721	—
69	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	50.699	—
70	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	50.493	—
71	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	50.226	Imputation
72	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	50.208	Imputation
73	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	50.149	Imputation
74	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	50.099	—
75	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	50.068	Imputation
76	Chile`CHL`South America	49.741	—
77	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.604	—
78	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	49.514	—
79	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	49.005	Imputation
80	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	48.931	—
81	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	48.542	Imputation
82	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	48.242	Model-based extrapolation
83	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	48.209	Imputation
84	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.914	Imputation
85	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	47.895	—
86	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	47.591	Imputation
87	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	47.530	Imputation
88	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	47.415	Imputation
89	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	47.280	Imputation
90	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.143	—
91	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	47.074	—
92	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	46.913	Imputation
93	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	46.906	—
94	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.887	Imputation
95	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	46.836	Imputation
96	Paraguay`PRY`South America	46.474	—
97	Belize`BLZ`Central America	46.306	Imputation
98	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	46.068	—
99	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	45.604	Imputation
100	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	45.364	—
101	Bolivia`BOL`South America	44.771	—
102	Peru`PER`South America	44.619	—
103	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.605	Imputation
104	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	44.561	Imputation
105	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	44.422	Model-based extrapolation
106	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.360	—
107	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	44.274	Imputation
108	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.056	Imputation
109	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	43.689	Imputation
110	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	43.560	Imputation
111	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.537	Imputation
112	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.518	Imputation
113	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	43.498	Imputation
114	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.426	Imputation
115	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	43.374	—
116	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	43.335	Imputation
117	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	43.325	—
118	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	43.324	Imputation
119	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	43.072	Imputation
120	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	42.670	—
121	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.509	Model-based extrapolation
122	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	42.392	—
123	Venezuela`VEN`South America	42.384	—
124	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	42.297	Imputation
125	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	42.141	Imputation
126	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	41.888	—
127	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	41.695	Imputation
128	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	41.612	—
129	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	41.577	—
130	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	41.439	Imputation
131	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	41.336	Imputation
132	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	41.164	Imputation
133	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	40.879	Imputation
134	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.736	Imputation
135	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	40.704	Imputation
136	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.687	—
137	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	40.614	—
138	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	40.563	—
139	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	39.910	—
140	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.037	Imputation
141	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	39.031	Imputation
142	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.749	—
143	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	38.618	Imputation
144	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	38.244	Imputation
145	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	38.097	—
146	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	38.069	Imputation
147	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.892	Imputation
148	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	37.741	Imputation
149	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	37.529	—
150	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.433	Imputation
151	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.421	Imputation
152	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	37.173	Imputation
153	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	37.151	—
154	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	37.039	Imputation
155	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	37.036	—
156	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.779	Imputation
157	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	36.746	Imputation
158	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	36.720	Imputation
159	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	36.667	Imputation
160	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	36.658	Imputation
161	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	36.057	Imputation
162	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.031	—
163	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	35.711	Imputation
164	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	35.625	—
165	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.618	Model-based extrapolation
166	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	35.430	Imputation
167	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.365	Imputation
168	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	35.121	Imputation
169	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	34.387	—
170	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	33.596	Imputation
171	Mexico`MEX`Central America	33.129	—
172	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.834	Imputation
173	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	31.613	—
174	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.470	Imputation
175	Panama`PAN`Central America	31.399	—
176	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.640	Imputation
177	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	29.050	—
178	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	28.934	Imputation
179	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	27.851	Imputation
180	Niger`NER`Western Africa	27.828	—
181	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	26.005	Imputation
182	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	25.550	Imputation
183	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	23.539	—
184	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	21.234	—
185	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	20.900	Imputation
186	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	20.380	Imputation
187	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	17.581	Imputation

02In 2013

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria68.904
2Switzerland68.680
3Belgium66.120
4Iceland65.795
5Honduras65.640

Lowest

187Qatar17.581
186Saudi Arabia20.380
185Macau20.900
184Tajikistan21.234
183Brunei23.539

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.887. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032012 → 2013

Since 2012

What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
100 · 87rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Guatemala38.160 → 50.099+11.939
Libya27.007 → 36.057+9.050
Belarus45.997 → 53.505+7.508
Central African Republic30.867 → 35.121+4.254
Suriname46.779 → 50.750+3.971

Fell most

Timor-Leste52.864 → 47.074−5.790
Zambia46.231 → 41.888−4.343
North Macedonia45.717 → 42.141−3.576
Greece60.223 → 56.665−3.558
Kazakhstan46.690 → 43.324−3.366

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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87 empty cells
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2013). Labour Income Share, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-income-share/2013

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