Finland vs Sweden: Total factor productivity

Finland
0.9657
in 2023
Sweden
0.966
in 2023
Finland rank
97th
Sweden rank
96th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.966 against 0.9657 in Finland, a difference of 0.0003.

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

Finland ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1950s 0.4889 0.5901 0.1012 Sweden
1960s 0.5633 0.6841 0.1208 Sweden
1970s 0.6993 0.8076 0.1084 Sweden
1980s 0.802 0.82 0.0181 Sweden
1990s 0.9069 0.8323 0.0745 Finland
2000s 1.06 0.9445 0.1144 Finland
2010s 1.02 0.9662 0.0546 Finland
2020s 0.9871 0.9808 0.0063 Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Finland or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.966 against 0.9657 in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Finland and Sweden?
0.0003, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for total factor productivity?
Finland ranks 97th and Sweden ranks 96th 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.