Labour income share, economic activity

Labour income share, economic activity

Economic activities/branches (SIC 2008) Periods Labour income share (%) Imputed labour income (mln euro) Remuneration of labour (mln euro) Remuneration of labour and capital (mln euro)
A-U All economic activities 2023* 71.1 77,687 567,280 797,338
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 2023* 72.0 5,365 9,751 13,548
B Mining and quarrying 2023* 12.1 21 1,081 8,941
B-E Industry (no construction), energy 2023* 52.5 5,713 64,740 123,247
C Manufacturing 2023* 57.4 4,363 56,512 98,442
D Energy supply 2023* 37.5 1,299 4,467 11,914
E Water supply and waste management 2023* 67.8 30 2,680 3,950
F Construction 2023* 78.0 11,980 35,116 45,032
G-I Trade, transport, hotels, catering 2023* 67.5 16,800 113,454 168,062
G Wholesale and retail trade 2023* 61.7 9,669 71,244 115,529
H Transportation and storage 2023* 76.6 2,093 26,710 34,886
I Accommodation and food serving 2023* 87.8 5,038 15,500 17,647
J Information and communication 2023* 79.9 3,311 30,812 38,567
K Financial institutions 2023* 52.9 523 23,187 43,805
L Renting, buying, selling real estate 2023* 4.5 -3,236 1,492 33,450
M-N Business services 2023* 72.4 17,964 105,702 146,000
M Other specialised business services 2023* 74.8 13,036 63,270 84,632
N Renting and other business support 2023* 69.1 4,928 42,432 61,368
O-Q Government and care 2023* 99.8 13,414 164,528 164,805
O Public administration and services 2023* 100.0 0 47,824 47,824
P Education 2023* 100.1 2,644 38,855 38,799
Q Health and social work activities 2023* 99.6 10,770 77,849 78,182
R-U Culture, recreation, other services 2023* 88.8 5,853 18,498 20,822
R Culture, sports and recreation 2023* 76.3 2,282 7,792 10,207
S Other service activities 2023* 101.0 3,571 9,534 9,443
T Activities of households 2023* 100.0 0 1,172 1,172
U Extraterritorial organisations 2023* 0.0 0 0 0
68A Imp. rents owner-occupided dwellings 2023* 0.0 0 0 22,933
68B Real estate excl. imputed rents 2023* 14.2 -3,236 1,492 10,517
A-U (excl. O and P) 2023* 67.6 75,043 480,601 710,715
A-U (excl. B, K, L, O, P and Q) 2023* 69.0 66,965 376,992 546,337
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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

Labour income share
The share of compensation of labor (employees and self-employed) in the total earned income of a country.
Imputed labour income
Imputed labour income by self-employed and family workers.
Remuneration of labour
Remuneration of labour and capital