France vs Germany: Productivity: output per hour worked
France
77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Germany
82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
France rank
12th
Germany rank
10th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in France, a difference of 4.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was France ahead.
France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 10th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1960s | 16.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 14.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1970s | 29.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1980s | 39.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 30.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 1990s | 50.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | France |
| 2000s | 63.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 65.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Germany |
| 2010s | 72.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 75.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Germany |
| 2020s | 78.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 82.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between France and Germany?
- 4.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- France ranks 12th and Germany ranks 10th 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.