Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands
Netherlands: Productivity vs. GDP per capita was 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 130 countries
All-time high
85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2022
All-time low
12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 1950
Years of data
73
1950–2023
Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, 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
Netherlands recorded 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands peaked at 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
Netherlands ranks 6th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Productivity vs. GDP per capita in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | — |
| 1951 | 13.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.8% |
| 1952 | 13.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 14.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.8% |
| 1954 | 14.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 15.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.2% |
| 1956 | 15.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 15.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.1% |
| 1958 | 15.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 16.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 17.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.3% |
| 1961 | 18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 18.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 18.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 20.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 21.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 21.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 22.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 23.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 27.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 28.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 30.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 32.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +8.5% |
| 1974 | 35.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +8.9% |
| 1975 | 37.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 39.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 40.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 42.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 42.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 43.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 42.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 42.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 43.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 44.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 42.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 44.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 44.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 45.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 46.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 48.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 48.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 48.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 50.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 52.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 53.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 56.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 58.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 64.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 64.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 66.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 74.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 74.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 78.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 80.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 75.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 75.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 80.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 84.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 80.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 78.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 77.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 79.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 78.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 82.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 85.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.3% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 84.8 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)
- Netherlands's 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 64.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 75.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 84.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 82.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 Switzerland 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 4 Denmark 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 5 Austria 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 7 Luxembourg 84.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 8 Belgium 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 9 United States 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands?
- Productivity vs. gdp per capita in Netherlands was 84.8 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for productivity vs. gdp per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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 vs. GDP per capita. 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.