Which has higher total factor productivity, Indonesia or Uruguay?

Indonesia, at 0.9955 against 0.9938 in Uruguay as of 2023.

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

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.

Indonesia vs Uruguay: Total factor productivity

Indonesia

0.9955

in 2023

Uruguay

0.9938

in 2023

Indonesia rank

57th

Uruguay rank

60th

Total factor productivity over time

Indonesia
Uruguay

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.9955 against 0.9938 in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0017.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 57th and Uruguay ranks 60th of 120 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.8274	0.7927	0.0347	Indonesia
1970s	0.9958	0.8343	0.1614	Indonesia
1980s	0.9875	0.7528	0.2347	Indonesia
1990s	0.9238	0.8293	0.0945	Indonesia
2000s	0.8279	0.8209	0.0069	Indonesia
2010s	0.955	1.01	0.0526	Uruguay
2020s	0.9916	0.9966	0.0049	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Indonesia or Uruguay?: Indonesia, at 0.9955 against 0.9938 in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Indonesia and Uruguay?: 0.0017, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Uruguay?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and Uruguay rank globally for total factor productivity?: Indonesia ranks 57th 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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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.