Albania vs China: Total factor productivity
Albania
1.02
in 2023
China
1.01
in 2023
Albania rank
27th
China rank
29th
Total factor productivity over time
- Albania
- China
How they compare
Albania currently reports 1.02 against 1.01 in China, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 27th and China ranks 29th of 120 countries.
Albania has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.721 | 0.2518 | 0.4692 | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.5997 | 0.3056 | 0.2942 | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.4722 | 0.4419 | 0.0303 | Albania |
| 2000s | 0.7482 | 0.6132 | 0.1349 | Albania |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.8483 | 0.1617 | Albania |
| 2020s | 0.9963 | 0.9921 | 0.0042 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Albania or China?
- Albania, at 1.02 against 1.01 in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Albania and China?
- 0.01, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Albania and China rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Albania ranks 27th and China ranks 29th of 120 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total factor productivity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This is the level of total factor productivity, relative to each country's value in 2021 (which is set to 1). This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.