Bulgaria vs Spain: Total factor productivity

Bulgaria
1.04
in 2023
Spain
1.04
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
20th
Spain rank
19th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Spain
0.511.522.5195419882023

How they compare

Spain 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 Spain ranks 19th of 120 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 2.25 0.9966 1.26 Bulgaria
1980s 2.12 1.12 0.9947 Bulgaria
1990s 1.59 1.14 0.447 Bulgaria
2000s 1.12 1.08 0.0328 Bulgaria
2010s 0.9628 1.04 0.0794 Spain
2020s 0.9959 1.01 0.0168 Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Bulgaria or Spain?
Spain, at 1.04 against 1.04 in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Bulgaria and Spain?
0, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
48 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for total factor productivity?
Bulgaria ranks 20th and Spain ranks 19th 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.