Data for 2025

Labour Income Share, 2025

Name: Labour Income Share, 2025
Creator: International Labour Organization (ILO)
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2025, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Income Share, 2025 covers 182 countries. Nigeria is highest, at 75.126; Venezuela is lowest, at 9.691. The middle country reads 46.230. Against 2024, 182 values changed (96 up, 86 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Income Share · Data for 2025

HighestNigeria

75.126

LowestVenezuela

9.691

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

182countries
1measure
2025the year it describes
182distinct 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, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	75.126	Model-based extrapolation
2	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	71.172	Model-based extrapolation
3	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	66.504	Model-based extrapolation
4	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	63.627	Imputation
5	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	63.345	Model-based extrapolation
6	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	63.107	Model-based extrapolation
7	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	62.910	Model-based extrapolation
8	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	62.058	Model-based extrapolation
9	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	61.927	Model-based extrapolation
10	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	61.837	Imputation
11	India`IND`Southern Asia	61.825	Model-based extrapolation
12	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	60.842	Model-based extrapolation
13	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	60.499	Model-based extrapolation
14	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	60.333	Model-based extrapolation
15	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	60.038	Model-based extrapolation
16	France`FRA`Western Europe	59.996	Model-based extrapolation
17	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	59.684	Model-based extrapolation
18	Brazil`BRA`South America	59.500	Model-based extrapolation
19	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	58.997	Imputation
20	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	58.755	Imputation
21	Canada`CAN`Northern America	58.697	Model-based extrapolation
22	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	58.681	Imputation
23	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	58.452	Model-based extrapolation
24	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	58.322	Model-based extrapolation
25	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	58.202	Model-based extrapolation
26	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	57.704	Model-based extrapolation
27	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	57.587	Model-based extrapolation
28	Ecuador`ECU`South America	57.409	Model-based extrapolation
29	Honduras`HND`Central America	57.363	Model-based extrapolation
30	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	56.765	Model-based extrapolation
31	Uruguay`URY`South America	56.263	Model-based extrapolation
32	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	56.172	Model-based extrapolation
33	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	56.168	Model-based extrapolation
34	Guyana`GUY`South America	56.113	Imputation
35	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	55.981	Imputation
36	United States`USA`Northern America	55.807	Imputation
37	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	55.581	Imputation
38	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	55.393	Model-based extrapolation
39	Bolivia`BOL`South America	55.381	Model-based extrapolation
40	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	54.583	Model-based extrapolation
41	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	54.564	Imputation
42	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	54.409	Model-based extrapolation
43	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	54.186	Model-based extrapolation
44	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	54.077	Model-based extrapolation
45	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	54.068	Imputation
46	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	53.988	Model-based extrapolation
47	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	53.788	Model-based extrapolation
48	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	53.686	Model-based extrapolation
49	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	53.642	Model-based extrapolation
50	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	53.447	Model-based extrapolation
51	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	53.363	Imputation
52	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	53.080	Model-based extrapolation
53	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	52.942	Imputation
54	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	52.636	Imputation
55	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	52.201	Imputation
56	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	52.182	Imputation
57	Chile`CHL`South America	51.833	Model-based extrapolation
58	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	51.803	Imputation
59	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	51.664	Imputation
60	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	51.480	Imputation
61	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	51.373	Imputation
62	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	51.299	Model-based extrapolation
63	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	51.296	Model-based extrapolation
64	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	51.228	Imputation
65	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	50.748	Model-based extrapolation
66	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	50.717	Model-based extrapolation
67	Colombia`COL`South America	50.537	Model-based extrapolation
68	Argentina`ARG`South America	50.188	Model-based extrapolation
69	Suriname`SUR`South America	49.918	Imputation
70	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	49.828	Imputation
71	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	49.592	Model-based extrapolation
72	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	49.436	Imputation
73	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	49.161	Model-based extrapolation
74	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	49.029	Imputation
75	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	48.943	Model-based extrapolation
76	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	48.850	Model-based extrapolation
77	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	48.703	Model-based extrapolation
78	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	48.667	Imputation
79	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	48.506	Imputation
80	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	48.396	Model-based extrapolation
81	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	48.314	Model-based extrapolation
82	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	48.307	Imputation
83	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	48.225	Imputation
84	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	47.412	Imputation
85	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	47.320	Imputation
86	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	47.154	Model-based extrapolation
87	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	47.101	Model-based extrapolation
88	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	47.019	Model-based extrapolation
89	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	46.935	Imputation
90	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	46.793	Imputation
91	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	46.234	Imputation
92	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	46.225	Imputation
93	Belize`BLZ`Central America	46.187	Imputation
94	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	45.928	Imputation
95	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	45.900	Model-based extrapolation
96	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.646	Model-based extrapolation
97	Paraguay`PRY`South America	45.237	Model-based extrapolation
98	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	45.202	Model-based extrapolation
99	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	45.127	Imputation
100	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	44.549	Model-based extrapolation
101	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	44.539	Model-based extrapolation
102	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	44.384	Imputation
103	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	44.374	Model-based extrapolation
104	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	44.280	Imputation
105	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	44.206	Model-based extrapolation
106	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	44.064	Imputation
107	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	43.971	Imputation
108	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	43.850	Model-based extrapolation
109	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	43.733	Imputation
110	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	43.681	Imputation
111	Peru`PER`South America	43.619	Model-based extrapolation
112	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	43.474	Model-based extrapolation
113	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	43.218	Imputation
114	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	42.731	Imputation
115	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	42.682	Imputation
116	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	42.636	Imputation
117	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	42.497	Imputation
118	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	42.488	Model-based extrapolation
119	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	42.333	Imputation
120	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	42.149	Model-based extrapolation
121	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	42.110	Imputation
122	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	41.899	Model-based extrapolation
123	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	41.723	Model-based extrapolation
124	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	41.636	Imputation
125	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	41.377	Imputation
126	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	41.333	Imputation
127	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	41.306	Imputation
128	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	41.159	Imputation
129	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	41.126	Model-based extrapolation
130	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	40.955	Imputation
131	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	40.771	Imputation
132	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	40.712	Imputation
133	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	40.674	Imputation
134	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	40.045	Model-based extrapolation
135	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	39.954	Model-based extrapolation
136	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	39.766	Imputation
137	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	39.106	Imputation
138	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	38.554	Imputation
139	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	38.525	Imputation
140	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	38.405	Model-based extrapolation
141	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	38.242	Model-based extrapolation
142	Mexico`MEX`Central America	37.985	Model-based extrapolation
143	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	37.835	Imputation
144	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	37.744	Imputation
145	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	37.739	Imputation
146	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	37.705	Model-based extrapolation
147	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	37.571	Imputation
148	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	37.553	Imputation
149	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	37.283	Imputation
150	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	37.071	Imputation
151	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	36.842	Model-based extrapolation
152	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	36.838	Imputation
153	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	36.183	Imputation
154	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	35.892	Imputation
155	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	35.706	Imputation
156	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	35.646	Model-based extrapolation
157	Panama`PAN`Central America	35.592	Model-based extrapolation
158	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	34.953	Imputation
159	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	34.413	Imputation
160	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	34.241	Imputation
161	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	33.276	Model-based extrapolation
162	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	33.210	Model-based extrapolation
163	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	32.883	Model-based extrapolation
164	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	32.566	Imputation
165	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	32.396	Imputation
166	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	32.383	Imputation
167	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	31.267	Imputation
168	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	31.095	Model-based extrapolation
169	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	30.955	Model-based extrapolation
170	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	30.860	Imputation
171	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	30.511	Imputation
172	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	30.227	Imputation
173	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	30.068	Imputation
174	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	29.228	Model-based extrapolation
175	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	28.871	Imputation
176	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	28.146	Model-based extrapolation
177	Niger`NER`Western Africa	27.758	Model-based extrapolation
178	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	27.757	Imputation
179	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	27.479	Imputation
180	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	25.929	Model-based extrapolation
181	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	18.995	Model-based extrapolation
182	Venezuela`VEN`South America	9.691	Model-based extrapolation

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Nigeria75.126
2Switzerland71.172
3Latvia66.504
4Iceland63.627
5Belgium63.345

Lowest

182Venezuela9.691
181Tajikistan18.995
180Zambia25.929
179Bahrain27.479
178Qatar27.757

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 46.230. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 182 in both
96 · 86rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Bosnia and Herzegovina53.416 → 56.168+2.752
Poland47.825 → 49.592+1.767
Lithuania55.197 → 56.765+1.568
Slovenia60.578 → 61.927+1.349
Hungary49.989 → 51.296+1.307

Fell most

Ireland31.571 → 29.228−2.343
Kuwait38.980 → 37.739−1.241
Egypt39.363 → 38.242−1.121
Ecuador58.278 → 57.409−0.869
New Caledonia53.675 → 52.942−0.733

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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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2025.
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Nothing missing
Every one of the 182 countries has every column.
Some readings carry a flag
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2025). Labour Income Share, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/labour-income-share/2025

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