Australia vs Germany: Productivity: output per hour worked

Australia
76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Germany
82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Germany rank
10th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Australia, a difference of 5.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 10th of 130 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.