Canada vs Italy: Total factor productivity

Canada
0.9827
in 2023
Italy
0.9869
in 2023
Canada rank
74th
Italy rank
71st

Total factor productivity over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.9869 against 0.9827 in Canada, a difference of 0.0042.

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

Canada ranks 74th and Italy ranks 71st of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 0.7401 0.7098 0.0303 Canada
1960s 0.8796 0.9105 0.0309 Italy
1970s 0.9962 1.18 0.1852 Italy
1980s 0.976 1.2 0.2262 Italy
1990s 0.9625 1.2 0.2387 Italy
2000s 1 1.14 0.1378 Italy
2010s 0.9883 1.03 0.0389 Italy
2020s 1 0.994 0.008 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 0.9869 against 0.9827 in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Canada and Italy?
0.0042, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for total factor productivity?
Canada ranks 74th and Italy ranks 71st 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.