Labour income share, economic activity

Labour income share, economic activity

Economic activities/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Compensation of employees (mln euro)
A-U All economic activities 2023* 489,593
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 4,386
B Mining and quarrying 2023* 1,060
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 59,027
C Manufacturing 2023* 52,149
D Energy supply 2023* 3,168
E Water supply and waste management 2023* 2,650
F Construction 2023* 23,136
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 96,654
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 61,575
H Transportation and storage 2023* 24,617
I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 10,462
J Information and communication 2023* 27,501
K Financial institutions 2023* 22,664
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 4,728
M-N Business services 2023* 87,738
M Other specialised business services 2023* 50,234
N Renting and other business support 2023* 37,504
O-Q Government and care 2023* 151,114
O Public administration and services 2023* 47,824
P Education 2023* 36,211
Q Health and social work activities 2023* 67,079
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 12,645
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 5,510
S Other service activities 2023* 5,963
T Activities of households 2023* 1,172
U Extraterritorial organisations 2023* 0
68A Imp. rents owner-occupided dwellings 2023* 0
68B Real estate excl. imputed rents 2023* 4,728
A-U (excl. O and P) 2023* 405,558
A-U (excl. B, K, L, O, P and Q) 2023* 310,027
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


This table presents data on the labour income share and the components used to calculate it. The labour income share is a measure of the distribution of earned income between providers of labour (employees and the self-employed) and providers of capital.

Data available from: 1995.

Status of the figures:
Data from 1995 up to and including 2021 are final. Data of 2022 and 2023 are provisional.

Changes as of June 24th 2024:
This is a new table. Statistics Netherlands has carried out a revision of the national accounts. The Dutch national accounts are recently revised. New statistical sources, methods and concepts are implemented in the national accounts, in order to align the picture of the Dutch economy with all underlying source data and international guidelines for the compilation of the national accounts. This table contains revised data. For further information see section 3.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data are published 6 months after the end of the reporting year. Final data are released 18 months after the end of the reporting year.

Description topics

Compensation of employees
The total compensation, in cash or in kind, due by an employer to an employee for the work performed during a reporting period. The compensation of employees is equal to the total of wages and social contributions at the expense of employers.