Botswana vs China: Productivity: output per hour worked
Botswana
18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
China
17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Botswana rank
80th
China rank
82nd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in China, a difference of 0.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 80th and China ranks 82nd of 130 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Botswana |
| 2010s | 17.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Botswana |
| 2020s | 17.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.7283 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Botswana or China?
- Botswana, at 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Botswana and China?
- 0.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Botswana ranks 80th and China ranks 82nd of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.