List of countries by labour productivity

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The following list of countries by labour productivity ranks countries by their workforce productivity. Labour productivity can be measured as gross domestic product (GDP) or gross national income (GNI) generated per hour.

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List (OECD)

Different countries by labour productivity measured as GNI per hour worked and GDP per hour worked in 2022 (US$ PPP). [1]

List (International Labour Organization)

Different countries by labour productivity (GDP per working hour) in 2017 International dollar according to the International Labour Organization (ILO): [2]

CountryGDP per working hour
(2017 US$ PPP)
Year
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 146.12023
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 142.52023
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 92.62023
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 79.82023
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 78.22023
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 75.62023
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 75.52023
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 74.22023
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 73.82023
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 70.02023
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 69.92023
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 69.72023
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 68.62023
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 68.12023
Flag of France.svg  France 67.92023
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 61.72023
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 60.62023
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 59.02023
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 58.72023
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 57.92023
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 57.22023
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 57.02023
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56.92023
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 56.62023
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 56.52023
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 53.22023
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 52.62023
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 50.72023
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 50.32023
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 49.52023
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 48.22023
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 46.42023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 46.32023
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 45.62023
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 44.92023
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 44.12023
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 43.92023
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 43.92023
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 43.72023
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 42.02023
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 41.92023
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 41.72023
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41.62023
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 40.72023
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 40.42023
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 38.42023
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 37.62023
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 36.62023
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 36.52023
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 35.52023
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 34.72023
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 32.92023
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 31.42023
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 30.12023
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 29.72023
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 29.62023
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 29.52023
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 28.92023
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 28.62023
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 27.82023
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 27.52023
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 25.92023
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 25.82023
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 25.62023
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 25.52023
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 25.22023
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 25.12023
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 23.12023
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 22.72023
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 22.02023
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 21.92023
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 21.52023
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 21.52023
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 20.82023
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 20.82023
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 20.62023
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 20.52023
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 20.52023
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 20.22023
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 20.12023
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 19.92023
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 19.92023
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 19.72023
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 19.52023
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 19.42023
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 18.62023
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 17.92023
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 17.82023
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17.52023
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 16.92023
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 16.92023
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 16.72023
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 16.52023
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 16.52023
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 16.02023
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 15.82023
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 15.72023
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 15.62023
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 15.42023
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 14.92023
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 14.72023
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 14.12023
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 13.72023
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13.52023
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 13.52023
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 12.92023
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 12.42023
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 12.32023
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 12.12023
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 11.62023
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 11.52023
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 11.32023
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 11.12023
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 11.12023
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 10.62023
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 10.52023
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 9.82023
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 9.72023
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 9.42023
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 9.32023
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 8.92023
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 8.72023
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia 8.62023
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 8.52023
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 8.02023
Flag of India.svg  India 7.92023
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 7.82023
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 7.82023
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 7.62023
Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal 7.52023
Flag of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.svg  Western Sahara 7.42023
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 7.22023
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 7.02023
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6.92023
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste 6.92023
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6.82023
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 6.82023
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6.82023
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 6.62023
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 6.62023
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 6.42023
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 6.22023
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 5.72023
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 5.52023
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 5.32023
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 5.02023
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 4.92023
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4.92023
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 4.92023
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 4.82023
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 4.82023
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 4.82023
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 4.62023
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4.32023
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo 4.22023
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 3.82023
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3.42023
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 3.42023
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 3.42023
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 3.22023
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 3.22023
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 3.22023
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3.22023
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 3.02023
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  Togo 3.02023
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 2.92023
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 2.82023
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2.82023
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2.52023
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2.52023
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands 2.42023
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 2.32023
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 2.12023
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 2.02023
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.92023
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1.82023
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1.72023
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1.32023
Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia 1.32023
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic 1.12023
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 0.82023

Historical development

Different countries by development of labour productivity since 1970 according to the OECD: [3]

GDP per hour worked 1970–2022 (2015=100)
Country19701980199020002010201520202022
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 51.460.366.080.992.2100103.1103.3
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 83.095.6100103.7105
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 38.458.371.688.196.4100104.0101.8
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 63.889.5100110.6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 56.166.673.186.794.7100111.4104.1
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 43.472.589.6100119.4110.6
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 73.380.877.389.0100134.2
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 68.186.9100128.1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 75.288.510097.3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 66.091.7100107.8108
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 39.254.570.085.694.2100107.7106.1
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 60.595.2100119.5115.7
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30.246.863.386.598.9100103.3106.1
Flag of France.svg  France 36.654.372.987.595.7100103.599.8
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 38.856.270.987.194.9100104.0106.5
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 85.199.9112.810099.099.8
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 69.397.5100112.1116.6
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 33.254.961.669.696.1100108.8110.3
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 17.027.139.358.978.8100122.4139.6
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 75.681.692.5100115.1118
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 47.570.984.699.198.9100103.0101.9
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30.245.868.084.594.1100104.5104.1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8.414.630.855.990.4100117.6121.3
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 54.187.4100116.1128.9
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 53.488.0100119.5120.5
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 46.558.382.397.7101.4100101.1100.4
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 99.194.410098.292.4
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 44.565.077.288.097.110098.8102.7
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 57.262.174.984.194.3100101.3105.1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 35.054.069.290.597.2100102.7103.4
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 64.691.3100119.6126
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 41.058.371.586.197.2100103.2111.2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 43.882.4100117.8
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 63.595.0100112.3
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 58.689.7100112.7116.5
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 76.396.4100111.5113.5
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 89.7100
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37.659.678.586.994.3100101.0102.5
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 44.256.263.179.695.0100103.3108.3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 57.870.877.686.497.8100107.0111
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 26.635.152.262.483.6100122.0124.8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 40.453.866.887.197.7100104.6104.3
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 48.856.766.078.998.2100106.3107

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cross-country comparisons of labour productivity levels, Figure 3.7: Labour productivity comparison across countries". OECD. 28 Feb 2024.
  2. "Statistics on labour productivity". ILOSTAT. Retrieved 2024-01-25.
  3. "Productivity - GDP per hour worked - OECD Data". theOECD. Retrieved 2022-02-02.