Lithuania vs Romania: Productivity: output per hour worked
Lithuania
48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Romania
47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Lithuania rank
33rd
Romania rank
34th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Lithuania
- Romania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Romania, a difference of 0.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.
Lithuania ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 26.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 39.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 48.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Lithuania or Romania?
- Lithuania, at 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Romania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Lithuania and Romania?
- 0.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Lithuania ranks 33rd and Romania ranks 34th 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.