You can see that the profit share has increased substantially, both in the euro area and the United States. [9]  Chart 11 a Structural rise in profit share and number of highly profitable firms Profit shares in the euro area and the United States (percentages)  Sources: Eurostat, Area Wide Model database, OECD and ECB calculations.
Notes: The profit shares are calculated as the share of gross operating surplus over gross operating surplus plus compensation of employees. Gross operating surplus is corrected for the self-employed. In the euro area, it has increased from an average level of 25% in the 1970s to 37% today, and it has increased by even more than in the United States over this period.