Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: Total factor productivity

Guatemala
0.9724
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.9731
in 2023
Guatemala rank
90th
Zimbabwe rank
89th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zimbabwe
00.511.5195419882023

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9731 against 0.9724 in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0007.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 7 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 1.01 0.6645 0.3429 Guatemala
1960s 1.08 0.7279 0.3554 Guatemala
1970s 1.22 1.03 0.1944 Guatemala
1980s 1.06 0.9923 0.0642 Guatemala
1990s 1.02 1.01 0.0112 Guatemala
2000s 0.989 0.7015 0.2875 Guatemala
2010s 0.9849 1.11 0.123 Zimbabwe
2020s 0.9863 0.9858 0.0004 Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Guatemala or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 0.9731 against 0.9724 in Guatemala as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
0.0007, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
66 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2023.
How do Guatemala and Zimbabwe rank globally for total factor productivity?
Guatemala ranks 90th and Zimbabwe ranks 89th 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.