China vs Tunisia: Total factor productivity

China
1.01
in 2023
Tunisia
1.02
in 2023
China rank
29th
Tunisia rank
26th

Total factor productivity over time

  • China
  • Tunisia
0.20.40.60.811.2195619892023

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 1.02 against 1.01 in China, a difference of 0.01.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

China ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 26th of 120 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Tunisia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2628 0.67 0.4072 Tunisia
1970s 0.2556 1.01 0.7525 Tunisia
1980s 0.3056 0.9863 0.6808 Tunisia
1990s 0.4419 0.974 0.5321 Tunisia
2000s 0.6132 1.04 0.4317 Tunisia
2010s 0.8483 1.09 0.2395 Tunisia
2020s 0.9921 1.01 0.0171 Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, China or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 1.02 against 1.01 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between China and Tunisia?
0.01, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Tunisia?
60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do China and Tunisia rank globally for total factor productivity?
China ranks 29th and Tunisia ranks 26th 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.