China vs India: Total factor productivity
China
1.01
in 2023
India
1.01
in 2023
China rank
29th
India rank
32nd
Total factor productivity over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1.01 against 1.01 in India, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1956 it was India ahead.
China ranks 29th and India ranks 32nd of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2879 | 0.6359 | 0.348 | India |
| 1960s | 0.2548 | 0.714 | 0.4592 | India |
| 1970s | 0.2556 | 0.7613 | 0.5057 | India |
| 1980s | 0.3056 | 0.7482 | 0.4426 | India |
| 1990s | 0.4419 | 0.8018 | 0.3599 | India |
| 2000s | 0.6132 | 0.8799 | 0.2667 | India |
| 2010s | 0.8483 | 0.9976 | 0.1493 | India |
| 2020s | 0.9921 | 0.9916 | 0.0005 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, China or India?
- China, at 1.01 against 1.01 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between China and India?
- 0, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for total factor productivity?
- China ranks 29th and India ranks 32nd 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.