Germany vs Sweden: Productivity: output per hour worked
Germany
82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sweden
80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Germany rank
10th
Sweden rank
11th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Germany
- Sweden
How they compare
Germany currently reports 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Sweden, a difference of 1.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sweden ahead.
Germany ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th of 130 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1960s | 14.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1970s | 23.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1980s | 30.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 1990s | 49.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 51.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 2000s | 65.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 66.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Sweden |
| 2010s | 75.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 74.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8353 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Germany |
| 2020s | 82.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 81.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.8146 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, Germany or Sweden?
- Germany, at 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Germany and Sweden?
- 1.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Sweden rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Germany ranks 10th and Sweden ranks 11th 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.