Which has higher total factor productivity, Ireland or Zimbabwe?

Ireland, at 0.9752 against 0.9731 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Zimbabwe?

66 years are reported by both, from 1958 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.

Ireland vs Zimbabwe: Total factor productivity

Ireland

0.9752

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.9731

in 2023

Ireland rank

87th

Zimbabwe rank

89th

Total factor productivity over time

Ireland
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 0.9752 against 0.9731 in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0021.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ireland ranks 87th and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 120 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.3117	0.6645	0.3528	Zimbabwe
1960s	0.3518	0.7279	0.3761	Zimbabwe
1970s	0.4244	1.03	0.6013	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.5014	0.9923	0.4909	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.6751	1.01	0.3308	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.8249	0.7015	0.1234	Ireland
2010s	0.8573	1.11	0.2507	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.9774	0.9858	0.0084	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Ireland or Zimbabwe?: Ireland, at 0.9752 against 0.9731 in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Ireland and Zimbabwe?: 0.0021, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Zimbabwe?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Zimbabwe rank globally for total factor productivity?: Ireland ranks 87th 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: 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.