Laos vs Taiwan: Total factor productivity

Laos
0.9878
in 2023
Taiwan
0.9869
in 2023
Laos rank
68th
Taiwan rank
70th

Total factor productivity over time

  • Laos
  • Taiwan
0.250.50.7511.2195519892023

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.9878 against 0.9869 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0009.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 68th and Taiwan ranks 70th of 120 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Taiwan Difference Ahead
1980s 1.2 0.5226 0.6751 Laos
1990s 1.11 0.6842 0.4269 Laos
2000s 1.14 0.8033 0.3354 Laos
2010s 1.15 0.9114 0.2385 Laos
2020s 1 0.9876 0.0156 Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Laos or Taiwan?
Laos, at 0.9878 against 0.9869 in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Laos and Taiwan?
0.0009, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Taiwan?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Laos and Taiwan rank globally for total factor productivity?
Laos ranks 68th and Taiwan ranks 70th 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.