Philippines vs Thailand: Total factor productivity
Philippines
0.9738
in 2023
Thailand
0.9681
in 2023
Philippines rank
88th
Thailand rank
91st
Total factor productivity over time
- Philippines
- Thailand
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.9738 against 0.9681 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0057.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Philippines ahead.
Philippines ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 91st of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 6 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.27 | 0.662 | 0.6042 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 1.24 | 0.7777 | 0.4605 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 1.24 | 0.9728 | 0.271 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 1.01 | 0.894 | 0.1195 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.9001 | 0.9033 | 0.0032 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.9294 | 0.9296 | 0.0001 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.0229 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.9973 | 0.9875 | 0.0097 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Philippines or Thailand?
- Philippines, at 0.9738 against 0.9681 in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Philippines and Thailand?
- 0.0057, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Thailand?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Thailand rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Philippines ranks 88th and Thailand ranks 91st 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.