Portugal vs Spain: Total factor productivity
Portugal
1.03
in 2023
Spain
1.04
in 2023
Portugal rank
22nd
Spain rank
19th
Total factor productivity over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.04 against 1.03 in Portugal, a difference of 0.01.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th of 120 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.7882 | 0.5346 | 0.2536 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.04 | 0.7553 | 0.2838 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1.31 | 0.9674 | 0.3466 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 1.12 | 0.012 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 1.14 | 0.0197 | Spain |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.08 | 0.0244 | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.02 | 1.04 | 0.0224 | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.0035 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total factor productivity, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.04 against 1.03 in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total factor productivity between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.01, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for total factor productivity?
- Portugal ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 19th 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.