Kenya vs Singapore: Total factor productivity
Kenya
0.9928
in 2023
Singapore
0.9914
in 2023
Kenya rank
62nd
Singapore rank
63rd
Total factor productivity over time
- Kenya
- Singapore
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9928 against 0.9914 in Singapore, a difference of 0.0014.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 62nd and Singapore ranks 63rd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.14 | 1.11 | 0.037 | Kenya |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.1 | 0.0452 | Singapore |
| 1980s | 1.07 | 0.9946 | 0.0739 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 1 | 1.02 | 0.0145 | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.8753 | 0.9607 | 0.0854 | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9515 | 1 | 0.0524 | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.9937 | 0.9921 | 0.0015 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Kenya or Singapore?
- Kenya, at 0.9928 against 0.9914 in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Kenya and Singapore?
- 0.0014, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Singapore?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Singapore rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Kenya ranks 62nd and Singapore ranks 63rd 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.