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
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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

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.