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Capital intensity vs. labor productivity by country

Figure illustrates capital intensity; the ratio of total capital stock over total hours worked and labor productivity; the ratio of GDP over total hours worked. Both measured in 2010 US$ PPP per hour.

Countries reporting
23
Highest
287
Norway
Lowest
33
Brazil
Median
194
Years covered
126
1890–2015
Data points
2,898

What the numbers show

Capital intensity vs. labor productivity is currently reported for 23 countries. The highest value is 287 in Norway; the lowest is 33 in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 194, and the mean is 171.17.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.

Capital intensity vs. labor productivity: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Norway 287 2015 up 15.3% volatile
2 France 243 2015 up 16.8% volatile
3 Netherlands 242 2015 up 13.1% volatile
4 Belgium 235 2015 up 12.4% volatile
5 Germany 218 2015 up 7.9% volatile
6 Austria 210 2015 up 18.6% volatile
7 Sweden 200 2015 up 8.1% volatile
7 Finland 200 2015 up 18.3% volatile
9 Denmark 199 2015 up 19.2% volatile
10 United States 198 2015 up 13.8% volatile
10 Australia 198 2015 up 32.9% volatile
12 Canada 194 2015 up 25.2% volatile
13 Spain 190 2015 up 39.7% volatile
14 Switzerland 183 2015 up 5.8% volatile
15 Italy 182 2015 up 16.7% volatile
16 Japan 161 2015 up 7.3% volatile
17 United Kingdom 153 2015 up 9.3% volatile
18 New Zealand 131 2015 up 15.9% volatile
19 Portugal 119 2015 up 22.7% volatile
20 Chile 55 2015 up 61.8% volatile
20 Argentina 55 2015 up 7.8% rising
22 Mexico 51 2015 up 18.6% volatile
23 Brazil 33 2015 up 26.9% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Capital intensity vs. labor productivity
Source
Bergeaud et al. (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
23 places, 2,898 data points, 1890–2015
Last refreshed

Figure illustrates capital intensity; the ratio of total capital stock over total hours worked and labor productivity; the ratio of GDP over total hours worked. Both measured in 2010 US$ PPP per hour.