Japan vs Romania: Total factor productivity
Japan
1
in 2023
Romania
1.01
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Romania rank
34th
Total factor productivity over time
- Japan
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1.01 against 1 in Japan, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7894 | 0.5486 | 0.2408 | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.8661 | 0.822 | 0.0442 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9306 | 0.954 | 0.0235 | Romania |
| 1990s | 1 | 0.7011 | 0.3036 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.997 | 0.8332 | 0.1638 | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.892 | 0.1188 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.997 | 0.9924 | 0.0047 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Japan or Romania?
- Romania, at 1.01 against 1 in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Japan and Romania?
- 0.01, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Romania?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Romania rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Japan ranks 37th and Romania ranks 34th 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
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.