Data for 2022

Labour Income Share, 2022

Name: Labour Income Share, 2022
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2022, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Income Share, 2022 covers 186 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 73.602; Venezuela is lowest, at 9.558. The middle country reads 45.615. Against 2021, 185 values changed (92 up, 93 down), 1 left.

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Labour Income Share · Data for 2022

HighestNigeria

73.602

LowestVenezuela

9.558

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

186countries
1measure
2022the year it describes
186distinct 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, 2022, 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, 2022: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	73.602	—
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	69.410	—
3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	64.439	Imputation
4	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	63.961	—
5	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	62.446	—
6	India`IND`Southern Asia	62.027	—
7	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	61.950	Model-based extrapolation
8	France`FRA`Western Europe	60.597	—
9	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	60.139	—
10	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	59.729	Model-based extrapolation
11	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	59.556	—
12	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	59.497	—
13	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	59.494	—
14	Brazil`BRA`South America	59.414	Model-based extrapolation
15	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	59.057	—
16	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	58.512	Imputation
17	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	58.278	Imputation
18	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	58.246	—
19	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	58.117	Imputation
20	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	58.006	Model-based extrapolation
21	Ecuador`ECU`South America	57.909	—
22	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	57.032	—
23	Canada`CAN`Northern America	56.720	—
24	Honduras`HND`Central America	56.432	—
25	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	56.425	—
26	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	56.321	—
27	United States`USA`Northern America	56.163	Imputation
28	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	55.977	Imputation
29	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	55.791	—
30	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	55.691	—
31	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	55.607	Imputation
32	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	55.388	—
33	Uruguay`URY`South America	55.126	Model-based extrapolation
34	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	54.939	—
35	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	54.734	Imputation
36	Bolivia`BOL`South America	54.645	Model-based extrapolation
37	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	54.437	—
38	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	54.415	—
39	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.371	—
40	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	54.356	—
41	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	54.326	—
42	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	54.018	—
43	Guyana`GUY`South America	53.943	Imputation
44	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	53.835	Imputation
45	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	53.751	—
46	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	53.668	—
47	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	53.540	—
48	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	53.354	—
49	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	53.324	—
50	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	52.824	Imputation
51	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	52.528	Imputation
52	Chile`CHL`South America	52.444	—
53	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	52.406	Imputation
54	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	52.321	Model-based extrapolation
55	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	51.932	Imputation
56	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	51.820	Imputation
57	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.602	Imputation
58	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	51.598	—
59	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	51.527	Imputation
60	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	51.370	Imputation
61	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	51.252	—
62	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	51.004	Imputation
63	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	50.470	Imputation
64	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	50.194	—
65	Suriname`SUR`South America	49.939	Imputation
66	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	49.922	—
67	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	49.857	Imputation
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	49.777	—
69	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	49.418	Imputation
70	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	49.061	Model-based extrapolation
71	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	48.848	Imputation
72	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	48.780	—
73	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	48.711	Imputation
74	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.635	Model-based extrapolation
75	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	48.586	—
76	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	48.074	Imputation
77	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	48.037	Imputation
78	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	48.001	Model-based extrapolation
79	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	47.895	—
80	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	47.856	—
81	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	47.550	Imputation
82	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	47.522	Imputation
83	Colombia`COL`South America	47.419	—
84	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	47.033	Imputation
85	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	46.982	—
86	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	46.815	—
87	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	46.608	Imputation
88	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	46.489	—
89	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	46.323	Imputation
90	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	46.082	Imputation
91	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.968	—
92	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	45.929	Imputation
93	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	45.623	Imputation
94	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.606	—
95	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	45.496	—
96	Belize`BLZ`Central America	45.321	Imputation
97	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	45.306	Imputation
98	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	45.286	Imputation
99	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	45.231	Model-based extrapolation
100	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	44.846	Imputation
101	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	44.536	Imputation
102	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.449	—
103	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.221	Model-based extrapolation
104	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.197	Imputation
105	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	44.142	—
106	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	44.005	Imputation
107	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	43.993	Imputation
108	Paraguay`PRY`South America	43.835	—
109	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	43.834	Imputation
110	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	43.735	—
111	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	43.727	—
112	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	43.089	Imputation
113	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	43.001	Imputation
114	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.697	Imputation
115	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	42.667	Imputation
116	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	42.588	Imputation
117	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	42.318	—
118	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	42.224	Imputation
119	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	42.209	Imputation
120	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.164	Imputation
121	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.046	Model-based extrapolation
122	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	41.926	Imputation
123	Peru`PER`South America	41.823	—
124	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	41.766	Imputation
125	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	41.456	Imputation
126	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.240	Imputation
127	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.076	Imputation
128	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	40.509	—
129	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.444	Imputation
130	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	40.217	Model-based extrapolation
131	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	39.947	Imputation
132	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	39.889	Imputation
133	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	39.882	—
134	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	39.390	Model-based extrapolation
135	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	38.906	Imputation
136	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38.840	Imputation
137	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	38.797	Imputation
138	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	38.727	Imputation
139	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	38.509	Model-based extrapolation
140	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.160	Model-based extrapolation
141	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	38.066	Imputation
142	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.853	Imputation
143	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	37.667	Imputation
144	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	37.625	Imputation
145	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	37.609	Imputation
146	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37.469	Imputation
147	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.447	Imputation
148	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	37.089	—
149	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	36.869	—
150	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	36.766	Imputation
151	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	36.710	Imputation
152	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	36.307	Imputation
153	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	35.935	Imputation
154	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.724	Imputation
155	Mexico`MEX`Central America	35.459	—
156	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.117	Model-based extrapolation
157	Panama`PAN`Central America	35.022	—
158	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	34.981	—
159	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	34.342	Imputation
160	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	34.262	Imputation
161	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	34.153	Imputation
162	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	33.984	—
163	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	33.858	—
164	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	32.747	Imputation
165	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	32.458	Imputation
166	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.388	Imputation
167	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	32.217	Imputation
168	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	32.180	Imputation
169	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.537	Imputation
170	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.078	—
171	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	31.034	Model-based extrapolation
172	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	30.890	Imputation
173	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	30.863	Imputation
174	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	29.347	Imputation
175	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	29.245	—
176	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	28.615	—
177	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.573	Imputation
178	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	28.284	Imputation
179	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	28.024	Imputation
180	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	27.573	Imputation
181	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	27.272	—
182	Niger`NER`Western Africa	26.430	Model-based extrapolation
183	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	26.399	—
184	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	25.881	Imputation
185	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	18.153	—
186	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.558	Model-based extrapolation

02In 2022

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria73.602
2Switzerland69.410
3Iceland64.439
4Zimbabwe63.961
5Belgium62.446

Lowest

186Venezuela9.558
185Tajikistan18.153
184Bahrain25.881
183Zambia26.399
182Niger26.430

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 45.615. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032021 → 2022

Since 2021

What changed between 2021 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
185values changed, of 186 in both
92 · 93rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Zimbabwe54.955 → 63.961+9.006
Timor-Leste25.890 → 31.078+5.188
Azerbaijan43.039 → 48.074+5.035
Moldova57.479 → 61.950+4.471
Serbia51.189 → 54.437+3.248

Fell most

Iraq38.694 → 30.863−7.831
Norway45.433 → 37.625−7.808
Kuwait38.873 → 32.747−6.126
Oman34.693 → 29.347−5.346
Brunei32.021 → 27.272−4.749

− Ukraine

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) (2022). Labour Income Share, 2022 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-income-share/2022

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