Productivity: output per hour worked in Russia
Russia: Productivity: output per hour worked was 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Russia, 1992–2023
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
The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Russia is 36.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Russia peaked at 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1999.
Russia ranks 53rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 50 Kazakhstan 37.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 51 Kuwait 37.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 52 Bulgaria 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 54 Iraq 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 55 Belarus 35.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 56 Argentina 33.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Russia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 54.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Russia?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Russia was 36.64 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 Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1999.
- How does Russia rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Russia ranks 53rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.