Spain vs Taiwan: Productivity: output per hour worked
Spain
64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Taiwan
60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Spain rank
20th
Taiwan rank
22nd
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Taiwan, a difference of 3.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 22nd of 130 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1960s | 12.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1970s | 20.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1980s | 28.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 1990s | 39.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2000s | 47.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.7838 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2010s | 58.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
| 2020s | 62.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Spain or Taiwan?
- Spain, at 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Spain and Taiwan?
- 3.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Spain ranks 20th and Taiwan ranks 22nd 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.