Iraq vs Kuwait: Productivity: output per hour worked
Iraq
36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Kuwait
37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Iraq rank
54th
Kuwait rank
51st
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Iraq
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Iraq, a difference of 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 54th 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 | Iraq | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 76.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 55.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 34.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 36.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.07 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, Iraq or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Iraq and Kuwait?
- 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Kuwait?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Kuwait rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Iraq ranks 54th 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.