Japan vs New Zealand: Productivity: output per hour worked
Japan
49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
New Zealand
49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
New Zealand rank
31st
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Japan, a difference of 0.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 130 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 23.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 38.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2000s | 48.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2010s | 50.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Japan |
| 2020s | 48.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Japan or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Japan ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 31st of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β 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.