Greece vs Kuwait: Productivity: output per hour worked
Greece
37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Kuwait
37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Greece rank
49th
Kuwait rank
51st
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Greece
- Kuwait
How they compare
Greece currently reports 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Kuwait, a difference of 0.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.
Greece ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 51st of 130 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 76.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 35.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 36.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Greece or Kuwait?
- Greece, at 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Greece and Kuwait?
- 0.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Kuwait rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Greece ranks 49th and Kuwait ranks 51st 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.