A street scene in Dhaka: Bangladesh, along with Nepal, has had its graduation from least developed country status pushed back to 2029, following a United Nations General Assembly vote.
Australia's labour share of GDP has fallen 17 points since its 1974 peak; Italy's by 11.
Read the feature →Labour income as % of GDP. Grey: post-1970 peak with its year. Blue: latest data (2023).
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* Series only available from 1980-82: the true peak may be earlier.
Source: Penn World Table 11.0 via FRED, labour income share of GDP at current prices.
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