Malta vs Romania: Productivity: output per hour worked
Malta
46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Romania
47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malta rank
37th
Romania rank
34th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Malta
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malta, a difference of 0.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 130 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2000s | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2010s | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
| 2020s | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Malta or Romania?
- Romania, at 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Malta and Romania?
- 0.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Romania rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Malta ranks 37th 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.