Which has higher total factor productivity, Germany or Uruguay?

Germany, at 0.9942 against 0.9938 in Uruguay as of 2023.

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

70 years are reported by both, from 1954 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 Uruguay: Total factor productivity

Germany

0.9942

in 2023

Uruguay

0.9938

in 2023

Germany rank

58th

Uruguay rank

60th

Total factor productivity over time

Germany
Uruguay

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.9942 against 0.9938 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0004.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Uruguay ahead.

Germany ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.4423	0.9162	0.474	Uruguay
1960s	0.5585	0.7925	0.234	Uruguay
1970s	0.685	0.8343	0.1493	Uruguay
1980s	0.7456	0.7528	0.0072	Uruguay
1990s	0.8911	0.8293	0.0618	Germany
2000s	0.9418	0.8209	0.1208	Germany
2010s	0.9748	1.01	0.0327	Uruguay
2020s	0.9953	0.9966	0.0013	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Germany or Uruguay?: Germany, at 0.9942 against 0.9938 in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Germany and Uruguay?: 0.0004, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for total factor productivity?: Germany ranks 58th and Uruguay ranks 60th 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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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: 18 September 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.