Data for 2021

Labour Income Share, 2021

Name: Labour Income Share, 2021
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2021, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Income Share, 2021 covers 187 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 74.881; Venezuela is lowest, at 10.112. The middle country reads 45.433. Against 2020, 187 values changed (26 up, 161 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Income Share · Data for 2021

HighestNigeria

74.881

LowestVenezuela

10.112

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

187countries
1measure
2021the 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	74.881	—
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69.225	—
3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	66.599	Imputation
4	India`IND`Southern Asia	62.346	—
5	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	61.646	—
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	61.465	—
7	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	60.812	—
8	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	59.820	—
9	France`FRA`Western Europe	59.681	—
10	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	59.379	Model-based extrapolation
11	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.348	—
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	59.013	—
13	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.753	—
14	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	58.583	—
15	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	58.501	Imputation
16	Honduras`HND`Central America	58.113	—
17	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	58.042	—
18	Brazil`BRA`South America	57.937	—
19	United States`USA`Northern America	57.926	Imputation
20	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	57.799	Imputation
21	Ecuador`ECU`South America	57.696	—
22	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	57.659	Model-based extrapolation
23	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	57.479	Model-based extrapolation
24	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	57.469	Imputation
25	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.401	—
26	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.383	—
27	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	57.181	—
28	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	56.990	Imputation
29	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	56.907	—
30	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	56.215	—
31	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	56.124	—
32	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	56.061	—
33	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	55.755	—
34	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	55.564	Imputation
35	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	55.503	—
36	Guyana`GUY`South America	55.365	Imputation
37	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	55.054	—
38	Bolivia`BOL`South America	54.991	Model-based extrapolation
39	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	54.955	—
40	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	54.829	Imputation
41	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	54.773	—
42	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	54.610	—
43	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	54.573	—
44	Uruguay`URY`South America	54.294	Model-based extrapolation
45	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53.984	—
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	53.825	Imputation
47	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	53.244	Imputation
48	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	53.227	Imputation
49	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	52.794	—
50	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	52.550	—
51	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	52.025	Imputation
52	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	51.897	—
53	Colombia`COL`South America	51.832	—
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	51.708	Model-based extrapolation
55	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.703	Imputation
56	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	51.550	—
57	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	51.288	Imputation
58	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	51.272	—
59	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	51.248	Imputation
60	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	51.210	—
61	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	51.202	Imputation
62	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	51.189	—
63	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	51.078	Imputation
64	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	50.977	Imputation
65	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	50.927	Imputation
66	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	50.208	Imputation
67	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	50.018	Imputation
68	Chile`CHL`South America	49.884	—
69	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	49.857	Imputation
70	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	49.715	Imputation
71	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.644	—
72	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	49.567	—
73	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	49.502	Imputation
74	Suriname`SUR`South America	49.160	Imputation
75	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.757	Model-based extrapolation
76	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	48.743	—
77	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	48.630	—
78	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	48.331	—
79	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	48.328	Model-based extrapolation
80	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	48.261	Imputation
81	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	48.179	—
82	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	48.103	—
83	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.714	Imputation
84	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.616	—
85	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	47.589	Imputation
86	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	47.440	—
87	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	47.379	Model-based extrapolation
88	Belize`BLZ`Central America	46.931	Imputation
89	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.788	Imputation
90	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.898	—
91	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	45.725	—
92	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	45.713	Imputation
93	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	45.711	—
94	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	45.433	Imputation
95	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	45.409	Imputation
96	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	45.372	Imputation
97	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	45.321	Imputation
98	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.308	—
99	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	44.994	Imputation
100	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.974	—
101	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	44.945	Imputation
102	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	44.416	Imputation
103	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	44.311	Imputation
104	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	44.267	—
105	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	44.215	—
106	Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.978	—
107	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	43.907	Model-based extrapolation
108	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.826	Imputation
109	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	43.772	Imputation
110	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	43.674	Imputation
111	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	43.650	Imputation
112	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.500	Imputation
113	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	43.452	Imputation
114	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	43.269	Imputation
115	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	43.166	Model-based extrapolation
116	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	43.039	Imputation
117	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	42.849	Imputation
118	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.297	Imputation
119	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	42.287	Imputation
120	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	42.230	Imputation
121	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	42.043	Imputation
122	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	42.023	Imputation
123	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	41.984	Imputation
124	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	41.979	Imputation
125	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	41.958	Model-based extrapolation
126	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	41.878	Imputation
127	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	41.864	Imputation
128	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.769	Imputation
129	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	41.309	—
130	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.198	Imputation
131	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	41.027	—
132	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	40.800	—
133	Peru`PER`South America	40.695	—
134	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	40.577	Model-based extrapolation
135	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	40.176	Imputation
136	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.995	Model-based extrapolation
137	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	39.742	Imputation
138	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	38.873	Imputation
139	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	38.872	Model-based extrapolation
140	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	38.747	Imputation
141	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	38.694	Imputation
142	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	38.427	Imputation
143	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.411	Imputation
144	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	37.824	Model-based extrapolation
145	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	37.708	Imputation
146	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37.394	Imputation
147	Panama`PAN`Central America	37.136	—
148	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	37.105	Imputation
149	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	37.083	Imputation
150	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.053	Imputation
151	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	36.978	Imputation
152	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	36.945	Imputation
153	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	36.898	Imputation
154	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.676	Imputation
155	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	36.324	Imputation
156	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	36.157	Imputation
157	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	36.045	—
158	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	35.913	—
159	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	35.694	Imputation
160	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	35.619	Imputation
161	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	35.402	—
162	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	35.363	Imputation
163	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	35.033	Imputation
164	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.010	Model-based extrapolation
165	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	34.693	Imputation
166	Mexico`MEX`Central America	34.484	—
167	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	33.908	Imputation
168	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	33.891	Imputation
169	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	32.304	Imputation
170	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	32.147	—
171	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	32.021	—
172	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	31.891	Imputation
173	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	31.889	—
174	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	31.213	Imputation
175	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.035	Imputation
176	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	30.948	Imputation
177	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	30.393	—
178	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.098	Model-based extrapolation
179	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	29.447	Imputation
180	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	28.623	—
181	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.064	Imputation
182	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	27.713	Imputation
183	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	27.309	Imputation
184	Niger`NER`Western Africa	26.512	Model-based extrapolation
185	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	25.890	—
186	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	18.751	—
187	Venezuela`VEN`South America	10.112	Model-based extrapolation

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria74.881
2Switzerland69.225
3Iceland66.599
4India62.346
5Belgium61.646

Lowest

187Venezuela10.112
186Tajikistan18.751
185Timor-Leste25.890
184Niger26.512
183Bahrain27.309

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.433. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
26 · 161rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique54.589 → 57.799+3.210
Panama34.433 → 37.136+2.703
Philippines43.608 → 45.898+2.290
Tanzania56.295 → 58.583+2.288
Senegal43.729 → 45.711+1.982

Fell most

Timor-Leste38.387 → 25.890−12.497
Iraq48.938 → 38.694−10.244
Croatia63.919 → 55.755−8.164
Kuwait46.401 → 38.873−7.528
Norway52.787 → 45.433−7.354

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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73 empty cells
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2021). Labour Income Share, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-income-share/2021

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