Productivity: output per hour worked in Switzerland
Switzerland: Productivity: output per hour worked was 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Switzerland, 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
Switzerland recorded 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Switzerland peaked at 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Switzerland 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 53.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 54.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 72.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 93.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 95.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Switzerland?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Switzerland was 99.93 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Switzerland rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.