Productivity: output per hour worked
Productivity is measured as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of work. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.
Productivity: output per hour worked international-$ in 2017 prices per hour
Country or region | 2017 | 2019 | Absolute Change | Relative Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 31 $/h | 29 $/h | -2 $/h | -5% |
| Australia | 60 $/h | 61 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Austria | 65 $/h | 65 $/h | +0 $/h | +1% |
| Bangladesh | 4 $/h | 5 $/h | +0 $/h | +11% |
| Belgium | 69 $/h | 66 $/h | -2 $/h | -3% |
| Brazil | 19 $/h | 19 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Bulgaria | 25 $/h | 27 $/h | +1 $/h | +5% |
| Cambodia | 3 $/h | 3 $/h | +0 $/h | +14% |
| Canada | 56 $/h | 57 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Chile | 27 $/h | 28 $/h | +1 $/h | +4% |
| China | 11 $/h | 12 $/h | +0 $/h | +3% |
| Colombia | 16 $/h | 17 $/h | +1 $/h | +8% |
| Costa Rica | 19 $/h | 20 $/h | +1 $/h | +7% |
| Croatia | 33 $/h | 32 $/h | -1 $/h | -3% |
| Cyprus | 43 $/h | 42 $/h | -0 $/h | -0% |
| Czechia | 39 $/h | 41 $/h | +2 $/h | +4% |
| Denmark | 73 $/h | 76 $/h | +3 $/h | +5% |
| Dominican Republic | 17 $/h | 18 $/h | +1 $/h | +4% |
| Ecuador | 15 $/h | 15 $/h | -0 $/h | -0% |
| Estonia | 33 $/h | 37 $/h | +4 $/h | +11% |
| Finland | 59 $/h | 58 $/h | -0 $/h | -1% |
| France | 68 $/h | 69 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Germany | 70 $/h | 69 $/h | -1 $/h | -1% |
| Greece | 33 $/h | 33 $/h | -0 $/h | -1% |
| Hong Kong | 44 $/h | 49 $/h | +5 $/h | +11% |
| Hungary | 33 $/h | 35 $/h | +2 $/h | +5% |
| Iceland | 59 $/h | 64 $/h | +5 $/h | +9% |
| India | 8 $/h | 9 $/h | +1 $/h | +8% |
| Indonesia | 11 $/h | 12 $/h | +0 $/h | +4% |
| Ireland | 109 $/h | 125 $/h | +16 $/h | +14% |
| Israel | 41 $/h | 41 $/h | -0 $/h | -0% |
| Italy | 56 $/h | 56 $/h | -0 $/h | -0% |
| Jamaica | ||||
| Japan | 42 $/h | 43 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Latvia | 32 $/h | 34 $/h | +2 $/h | +6% |
| Lithuania | 33 $/h | 34 $/h | +1 $/h | +4% |
| Luxembourg | 83 $/h | 80 $/h | -3 $/h | -3% |
| Malaysia | 24 $/h | 25 $/h | +1 $/h | +5% |
| Malta | 39 $/h | 41 $/h | +1 $/h | +4% |
| Mexico | 21 $/h | 20 $/h | -1 $/h | -3% |
| Myanmar | 5 $/h | 5 $/h | +0 $/h | +9% |
| Netherlands | 71 $/h | 70 $/h | -1 $/h | -1% |
| New Zealand | 43 $/h | 45 $/h | +2 $/h | +4% |
| Norway | 97 $/h | 100 $/h | +3 $/h | +4% |
| Pakistan | 8 $/h | 9 $/h | +0 $/h | +5% |
| Peru | 11 $/h | 11 $/h | +0 $/h | +2% |
| Philippines | 9 $/h | 10 $/h | +0 $/h | +5% |
| Poland | 34 $/h | 37 $/h | +3 $/h | +10% |
| Portugal | 35 $/h | 35 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Romania | 32 $/h | 35 $/h | +2 $/h | +8% |
| Russia | 27 $/h | 30 $/h | +2 $/h | +8% |
| Singapore | 54 $/h | 55 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Slovakia | 35 $/h | 36 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Slovenia | 41 $/h | 43 $/h | +2 $/h | +5% |
| South Africa | 18 $/h | 18 $/h | -0 $/h | -0% |
| South Korea | 39 $/h | 41 $/h | +2 $/h | +4% |
| Spain | 56 $/h | 56 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Sri Lanka | 17 $/h | 18 $/h | +1 $/h | +6% |
| Sweden | 64 $/h | 66 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Switzerland | 81 $/h | 83 $/h | +2 $/h | +3% |
| Taiwan | 45 $/h | 46 $/h | +1 $/h | +2% |
| Thailand | 15 $/h | 15 $/h | +0 $/h | +3% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | ||||
| Turkey | 42 $/h | 44 $/h | +2 $/h | +5% |
| United Kingdom | 55 $/h | 54 $/h | -0 $/h | -1% |
| United States | 72 $/h | 74 $/h | +2 $/h | +3% |
| Uruguay | 28 $/h | 28 $/h | +0 $/h | +0% |
| Venezuela | ||||
| Vietnam | 6 $/h | 7 $/h | +1 $/h | +19% |
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