Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Productivity vs. GDP per capita
Productivity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Brazil, a difference of 3.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Brazil ranks 73rd and Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 130 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Brazil |
| 2000s | 13.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.4244 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Brazil |
| 2020s | 20.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic, at 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 3.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Dominican Republic?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Dominican Republic rank globally for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 73rd and Dominican Republic ranks 70th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity vs. GDP per capita. 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.