Which has higher total factor productivity, Germany or Indonesia?

Indonesia, at 0.9955 against 0.9942 in Germany as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Indonesia?

60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.

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.

Germany vs Indonesia: Total factor productivity

Germany

0.9942

in 2023

Indonesia

0.9955

in 2023

Germany rank

58th

Indonesia rank

57th

Total factor productivity over time

Germany
Indonesia

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.9955 against 0.9942 in Germany, a difference of 0.0013.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Indonesia ahead.

Germany ranks 58th and Indonesia ranks 57th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5799	0.8274	0.2475	Indonesia
1970s	0.685	0.9958	0.3107	Indonesia
1980s	0.7456	0.9875	0.2419	Indonesia
1990s	0.8911	0.9238	0.0327	Indonesia
2000s	0.9418	0.8279	0.1139	Germany
2010s	0.9748	0.955	0.0198	Germany
2020s	0.9953	0.9916	0.0037	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Germany or Indonesia?: Indonesia, at 0.9955 against 0.9942 in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Germany and Indonesia?: 0.0013, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Indonesia?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Germany and Indonesia rank globally for total factor productivity?: Germany ranks 58th and Indonesia ranks 57th 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: 07 August 2026

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.