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Kuwait vs Uruguay: Productivity: output per hour worked

Kuwait
37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Uruguay
38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Kuwait rank
51st
Uruguay rank
48th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Kuwait
  • Uruguay
20406080199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Kuwait, a difference of 1.35 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.

Kuwait ranks 51st and Uruguay ranks 48th 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

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.