France vs United States: Productivity: output per hour worked

France

77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

United States

83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

France rank

12th

United States rank

9th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

France
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in France, a difference of 5.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

France ranks 12th and United States ranks 9th 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: 06 August 2026

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.