Turkey vs United Arab Emirates: Productivity: output per hour worked

Turkey
56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Turkey rank
24th
United Arab Emirates rank
27th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Turkey
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Turkey currently reports 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 4.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Turkey ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Turkey averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Turkey United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 31.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 76.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 44.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour United Arab Emirates
2010s 44.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 52.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 8.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour United Arab Emirates
2020s 55.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 48.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 6.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Turkey or United Arab Emirates?
Turkey, at 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
4.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Turkey and United Arab Emirates?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Turkey and United Arab Emirates rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
Turkey ranks 24th and United Arab Emirates ranks 27th 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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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.