Data for 2020

Labour Income Share, 2020

Name: Labour Income Share, 2020
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2020, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Income Share, 2020 covers 187 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 73.975; Venezuela is lowest, at 10.420. The middle country reads 47.267. Against 2019, 187 values changed (136 up, 51 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Income Share · Data for 2020

HighestNigeria

73.975

LowestVenezuela

10.420

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

187countries
1measure
2020the 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.975	—
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	68.966	—
3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	67.298	Imputation
4	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	63.919	—
5	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	63.317	—
6	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	63.304	—
7	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	63.021	—
8	India`IND`Southern Asia	62.607	—
9	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	62.579	—
10	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	62.048	Model-based extrapolation
11	Canada`CAN`Northern America	61.580	—
12	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	61.362	—
13	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	61.080	—
14	France`FRA`Western Europe	60.799	—
15	Ecuador`ECU`South America	60.383	—
16	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	60.261	Imputation
17	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	60.018	Imputation
18	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	59.956	Model-based extrapolation
19	Honduras`HND`Central America	59.863	—
20	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	59.631	—
21	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	59.264	—
22	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	59.226	Imputation
23	United States`USA`Northern America	59.091	Imputation
24	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	58.929	Model-based extrapolation
25	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	58.924	Imputation
26	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	58.497	—
27	Brazil`BRA`South America	58.221	—
28	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.090	—
29	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.967	—
30	Guyana`GUY`South America	57.958	Imputation
31	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	57.921	Imputation
32	Uruguay`URY`South America	57.628	Model-based extrapolation
33	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	57.350	—
34	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	56.845	Imputation
35	Colombia`COL`South America	56.842	—
36	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	56.741	—
37	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	56.624	Imputation
38	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	56.530	—
39	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	56.437	—
40	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	56.431	—
41	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	56.322	—
42	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	56.295	—
43	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	56.276	—
44	Bolivia`BOL`South America	56.134	Model-based extrapolation
45	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	55.981	Model-based extrapolation
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55.751	—
47	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	55.644	Imputation
48	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	54.877	—
49	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	54.702	—
50	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	54.589	Imputation
51	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	54.523	Imputation
52	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.160	—
53	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	54.052	Imputation
54	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	53.959	—
55	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	53.808	Imputation
56	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	53.633	—
57	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	53.587	Imputation
58	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	53.551	Imputation
59	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	53.460	—
60	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	53.428	—
61	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	53.352	—
62	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	53.114	—
63	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	53.056	Imputation
64	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.885	Imputation
65	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	52.787	Imputation
66	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	52.433	—
67	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	52.363	Imputation
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	52.213	—
69	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	51.933	—
70	Chile`CHL`South America	51.854	—
71	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.758	Imputation
72	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	51.722	Imputation
73	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	51.718	Imputation
74	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.714	Imputation
75	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	51.691	Imputation
76	Suriname`SUR`South America	51.209	Imputation
77	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	51.146	Imputation
78	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	51.097	Imputation
79	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	50.810	—
80	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.670	—
81	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	49.703	Imputation
82	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	49.563	Model-based extrapolation
83	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	49.506	Imputation
84	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	49.473	—
85	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	49.438	—
86	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	49.395	—
87	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	49.336	Imputation
88	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	48.938	Imputation
89	Belize`BLZ`Central America	48.856	Imputation
90	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	48.596	—
91	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	48.463	Model-based extrapolation
92	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	47.721	Imputation
93	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.409	—
94	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	47.267	Imputation
95	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.162	Imputation
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	46.690	Imputation
97	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	46.659	Imputation
98	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	46.505	Model-based extrapolation
99	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	46.401	Imputation
100	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	46.294	Imputation
101	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	46.148	—
102	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.136	Imputation
103	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	46.092	Imputation
104	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	46.037	Imputation
105	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.961	—
106	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	45.916	Imputation
107	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	45.694	—
108	Paraguay`PRY`South America	45.674	—
109	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	45.603	—
110	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	45.589	Imputation
111	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	45.550	—
112	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	45.378	Imputation
113	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	45.337	Imputation
114	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	45.335	Imputation
115	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	45.188	—
116	Peru`PER`South America	45.150	—
117	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.897	—
118	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	44.617	Imputation
119	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	44.511	Imputation
120	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	44.333	Imputation
121	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.299	Imputation
122	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	44.234	—
123	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	43.961	Imputation
124	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	43.772	Imputation
125	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43.729	—
126	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	43.699	Imputation
127	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	43.650	Imputation
128	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	43.608	—
129	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	43.412	Imputation
130	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	42.916	Imputation
131	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	42.647	—
132	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	42.615	Imputation
133	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.882	Imputation
134	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	41.697	Model-based extrapolation
135	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	41.509	Imputation
136	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	41.495	Imputation
137	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.458	Model-based extrapolation
138	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	41.121	Imputation
139	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	40.757	Imputation
140	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	40.252	Imputation
141	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.188	Model-based extrapolation
142	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.504	Imputation
143	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	39.152	Imputation
144	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	39.097	Imputation
145	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	38.576	Imputation
146	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.520	Imputation
147	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	38.455	Model-based extrapolation
148	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	38.387	—
149	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	38.365	—
150	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	38.300	Imputation
151	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	38.144	Imputation
152	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38.137	Imputation
153	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	37.757	Imputation
154	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	37.401	Imputation
155	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.372	Imputation
156	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	37.329	Imputation
157	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	37.275	Model-based extrapolation
158	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37.154	Imputation
159	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37.107	Imputation
160	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.003	Imputation
161	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	36.723	—
162	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	36.633	Model-based extrapolation
163	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	36.565	Imputation
164	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	36.188	—
165	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	36.153	Imputation
166	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	36.007	Imputation
167	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	35.803	—
168	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	35.582	—
169	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	35.488	Imputation
170	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	35.116	Imputation
171	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	34.758	—
172	Panama`PAN`Central America	34.433	—
173	Mexico`MEX`Central America	33.828	—
174	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	33.563	—
175	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.616	Imputation
176	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	32.247	Imputation
177	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	32.080	Imputation
178	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	31.875	Imputation
179	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	30.913	Imputation
180	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	30.339	Imputation
181	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.077	Model-based extrapolation
182	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	29.425	Imputation
183	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	29.205	Imputation
184	Niger`NER`Western Africa	26.820	Model-based extrapolation
185	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	26.672	—
186	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	19.854	—
187	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.420	Model-based extrapolation

02In 2020

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria73.975
2Switzerland68.966
3Iceland67.298
4Croatia63.919
5Belgium63.317

Lowest

187Venezuela10.420
186Tajikistan19.854
185Zambia26.672
184Niger26.820
183Gabon29.205

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 47.267. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
136 · 51rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Iraq39.299 → 48.938+9.639
Kuwait38.209 → 46.401+8.192
Montenegro49.797 → 56.845+7.048
United Arab Emirates35.811 → 41.509+5.698
Tunisia45.676 → 50.670+4.994

Fell most

Zambia39.514 → 26.672−12.842
Panama39.240 → 34.433−4.807
Türkiye39.237 → 35.582−3.655
Chile54.908 → 51.854−3.054
Italy59.279 → 56.741−2.538

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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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2020). Labour Income Share, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-income-share/2020

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