Which has higher total factor productivity, Austria or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Austria as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?

70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.

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.

Austria vs Switzerland: Total factor productivity

Austria

in 2023

Switzerland

in 2023

Austria rank

43rd

Switzerland rank

40th

Total factor productivity over time

Austria
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1 against 1 in Austria, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Switzerland ahead.

Austria ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.5601	0.773	0.2129	Switzerland
1960s	0.6843	0.8833	0.199	Switzerland
1970s	0.8371	0.9704	0.1334	Switzerland
1980s	0.8927	0.974	0.0813	Switzerland
1990s	0.9623	0.9324	0.0299	Austria
2000s	1.02	0.9461	0.0698	Austria
2010s	1.02	0.966	0.0515	Austria
2020s	1.01	0.9965	0.0091	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Austria or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1 against 1 in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Austria and Switzerland?: 0, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for total factor productivity?: Austria ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 40th 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

Indicator: Total factor productivity
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 6,892 data points, 1954–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.