Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Total factor productivity
Bulgaria
1.04
in 2023
Ecuador
1.04
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
20th
Ecuador rank
17th
Total factor productivity over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.04 against 1.04 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 17th of 120 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.25 | 0.8945 | 1.36 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 2.12 | 0.8492 | 1.27 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.59 | 0.8311 | 0.7558 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.12 | 0.9026 | 0.2125 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9628 | 1.02 | 0.0618 | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.9959 | 1.02 | 0.0276 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 0, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Bulgaria ranks 20th and Ecuador ranks 17th 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.