Which has higher total factor productivity, Thailand or Zimbabwe?

Zimbabwe, at 0.9731 against 0.9681 in Thailand as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zimbabwe?

66 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2023.

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.

Thailand vs Zimbabwe: Total factor productivity

Thailand

0.9681

in 2023

Zimbabwe

0.9731

in 2023

Thailand rank

91st

Zimbabwe rank

89th

Total factor productivity over time

Thailand
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 0.9731 against 0.9681 in Thailand, a difference of 0.005.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Thailand ahead.

Thailand ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 89th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Thailand averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Thailand	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.6888	0.6645	0.0243	Thailand
1960s	0.7777	0.7279	0.0498	Thailand
1970s	0.9728	1.03	0.0529	Zimbabwe
1980s	0.894	0.9923	0.0983	Zimbabwe
1990s	0.9033	1.01	0.1025	Zimbabwe
2000s	0.9296	0.7015	0.2281	Thailand
2010s	1.01	1.11	0.0946	Zimbabwe
2020s	0.9875	0.9858	0.0017	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, Thailand or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 0.9731 against 0.9681 in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between Thailand and Zimbabwe?: 0.005, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and Zimbabwe?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2023.
How do Thailand and Zimbabwe rank globally for total factor productivity?: Thailand ranks 91st and Zimbabwe ranks 89th 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: 07 August 2026

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.