Kuwait vs Sri Lanka: Total factor productivity
Kuwait
0.9009
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.8857
in 2023
Kuwait rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
118th
Total factor productivity over time
- Kuwait
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.9009 against 0.8857 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0152.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 120 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.43 | 0.7989 | 5.63 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 2.06 | 0.7867 | 1.27 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 1.89 | 0.8698 | 1.02 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 2.19 | 0.9133 | 1.28 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 1.36 | 1.04 | 0.3231 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.9672 | 0.9492 | 0.018 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Kuwait or Sri Lanka?
- Kuwait, at 0.9009 against 0.8857 in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0152, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sri Lanka?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Sri Lanka rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Kuwait ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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.