Colombia vs Taiwan: Total factor productivity
Colombia
0.9832
in 2023
Taiwan
0.9869
in 2023
Colombia rank
72nd
Taiwan rank
70th
Total factor productivity over time
- Colombia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.9869 against 0.9832 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0037.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 72nd and Taiwan ranks 70th of 120 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9395 | 0.2237 | 0.7158 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 1 | 0.3013 | 0.6995 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1.11 | 0.4158 | 0.6949 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 0.5226 | 0.5795 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 1.06 | 0.6842 | 0.3791 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.9799 | 0.8033 | 0.1766 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.9916 | 0.9114 | 0.0802 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 1 | 0.9876 | 0.013 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Colombia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.9869 against 0.9832 in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Colombia and Taiwan?
- 0.0037, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Taiwan?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Taiwan rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Colombia ranks 72nd and Taiwan ranks 70th 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.