Productivity: output per hour worked in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Productivity: output per hour worked was 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded 68.03 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 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in United Kingdom peaked at 70.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 13.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 15.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 66.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 66.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 68.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 70.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 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
- 18 Italy 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 19 Singapore 65.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 20 Spain 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 76.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in United Kingdom?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in United Kingdom was 68.03 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 70.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does United Kingdom rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.