Japan vs Morocco: Total factor productivity

Japan
1
in 2023
Morocco
1.01
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Morocco rank
35th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Japan
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 1.01 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Morocco ahead.

Japan ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 35th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 0.6205 0.5975 0.0231 Japan
1960s 0.756 0.899 0.1429 Morocco
1970s 0.8661 1.04 0.1693 Morocco
1980s 0.9306 0.9733 0.0428 Morocco
1990s 1 0.9049 0.0998 Japan
2000s 0.997 0.8808 0.1161 Japan
2010s 1.01 1.02 0.0068 Morocco
2020s 0.997 0.9933 0.0038 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Japan or Morocco?
Morocco, at 1.01 against 1 in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Japan and Morocco?
0.01, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Morocco?
70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do Japan and Morocco rank globally for total factor productivity?
Japan ranks 37th and Morocco ranks 35th 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.