Belgium vs Latvia: Total factor productivity

Belgium
1
in 2023
Latvia
1
in 2023
Belgium rank
39th
Latvia rank
41st

Total factor productivity over time

  • Belgium
  • Latvia
00.250.50.751195419882023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1 against 1 in Latvia, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 41st of 120 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.03 0.5462 0.4882 Belgium
2000s 1.03 0.7623 0.2694 Belgium
2010s 1.01 0.8927 0.1169 Belgium
2020s 1 0.987 0.0133 Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Belgium or Latvia?
Belgium, at 1 against 1 in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Belgium and Latvia?
0, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Latvia?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Latvia rank globally for total factor productivity?
Belgium ranks 39th and Latvia ranks 41st 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

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.