Productivity: output per hour worked by country
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.
Countries reporting
127
Highest
130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Norway
Lowest
1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Madagascar
Median
25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,965
What the numbers show
Productivity: output per hour worked is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Norway; the lowest is 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, and the mean is 32.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 79.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 104.8%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 61.5%).
Productivity: output per hour worked: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Switzerland | 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Austria | 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Netherlands | 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 9 | United States | 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Sweden | 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 12 | France | 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 14 | Iceland | 75.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Qatar | 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Singapore | 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Canada | 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan | 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 24 | Turkey | 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 25 | South Korea | 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Bahrain | 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 28 | Hong Kong | 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Slovenia | 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 31 | New Zealand | 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 46.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 38 | Israel | 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 39 | Estonia | 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 14.7% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 43.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 43 | Cyprus | 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Portugal | 42.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 42.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 46 | Croatia | 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 48 | Uruguay | 38.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 37.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 51 | Kuwait | 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 53 | Russia | 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 54 | Iraq | 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 55 | Belarus | 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 33.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Gabon | 33.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 58 | Chile | 32.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritius | 29.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 60 | Malaysia | 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 61 | Oman | 29.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 62 | Egypt | 28.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 63 | North Macedonia | 27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 27.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 65 | Mexico | 26.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 66 | Armenia | 25.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 73.5% | rising |
| 67 | Algeria | 25.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 25.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 71 | Iran | 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 72 | Turkmenistan | 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 73 | Brazil | 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 74 | South Africa | 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 75 | Ukraine | 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 76 | Thailand | 19.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Ecuador | 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 78 | Syria | 18.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 65.2% | rising |
| 79 | Venezuela | 18.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2014 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 80 | Botswana | 18.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 10.8% | falling |
| 81 | Albania | 17.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 82 | China | 17.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Moldova | 17.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 86 | Namibia | 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 87 | Lebanon | 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 88 | Jordan | 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 89 | Paraguay | 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 90 | Colombia | 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 91 | Indonesia | 14.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | 13.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 93 | Guatemala | 13.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 94 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 96 | Uzbekistan | 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 50.4% | rising |
| 97 | Philippines | 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 98 | Vietnam | 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Jamaica | 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 100 | Ghana | 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 101 | Bolivia | 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 102 | Myanmar | 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 8.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 104 | Pakistan | 8.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 105 | India | 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 107 | Bangladesh | 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 110 | Cameroon | 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 111 | Angola | 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 112 | Nigeria | 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 113 | Zambia | 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 19.2% | flat |
| 114 | Sudan | 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 115 | Cambodia | 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 117 | Ethiopia | 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 104.8% | rising |
| 118 | Senegal | 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 119 | Tanzania | 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 121 | Chad | 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 122 | Mali | 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 123 | Uganda | 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 124 | Malawi | 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 125 | Yemen | 3.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 3.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 127 | Mozambique | 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 128 | Niger | 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 129 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2023 | down 18.9% | falling |
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.