Productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden
Sweden: Productivity: output per hour worked was 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 130 countries
All-time high
83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2021
All-time low
13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden, 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
Sweden recorded 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden peaked at 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
Sweden ranks 11th 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.
Productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | — |
| 1951 | 14.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 1952 | 14.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 14.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.0% |
| 1954 | 15.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 15.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.5% |
| 1956 | 16.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 16.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 17.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.4% |
| 1959 | 18.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.8% |
| 1960 | 18.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 19.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 20.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 21.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 22.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 23.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 23.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 25.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 26.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 29.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.7% |
| 1971 | 30.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 31.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 33.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 33.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 34.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 34.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 33.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 35.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 36.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 36.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 36.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 36.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 38.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 39.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 41.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 43.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 44.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 44.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 45.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 46.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 47.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 47.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 50.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 52.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 54.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 56.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 58.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 59.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 62.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 61.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 63.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 65.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 67.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 67.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 71.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 71.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 69.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 71.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 75.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 74.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 73.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 74.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 75.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 74.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 80.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 81.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 81.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.5% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, 1.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 61.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 71.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 8 Belgium 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 9 United States 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 10 Germany 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 12 France 77.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 13 Australia 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 14 Iceland 75.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Sweden
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0422 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0602 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0243 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 10,837 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 788.88 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 5,587 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,780 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 11,367 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Sweden was 80.74 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 83.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Sweden rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Sweden ranks 11th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.