Productivity: output per hour worked in Australia
Australia: Productivity: output per hour worked was 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Australia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity: output per hour worked in Australia stood at 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Australia peaked at 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1952.
Australia ranks 13th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 27.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 31.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 40.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 60.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 64.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 74.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 10 Germany 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 11 Sweden 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 12 France 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 14 Iceland 75.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 15 Finland 69.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 16 Qatar 69.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Australia
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 70.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 88.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 83.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 77.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Australia?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Australia was 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1952.
- How does Australia rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Australia ranks 13th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.