Which has higher total factor productivity, United States or Uruguay?

Uruguay, at 0.9938 against 0.993 in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?

70 years are reported by both, from 1954 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.

United States vs Uruguay: Total factor productivity

United States

0.993

in 2023

Uruguay

0.9938

in 2023

United States rank

61st

Uruguay rank

60th

Total factor productivity over time

United States
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.9938 against 0.993 in United States, a difference of 0.0008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Uruguay ahead.

United States ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 60th of 120 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	United States	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0.6592	0.9162	0.257	Uruguay
1960s	0.7285	0.7925	0.064	Uruguay
1970s	0.7703	0.8343	0.064	Uruguay
1980s	0.7807	0.7528	0.0279	United States
1990s	0.8329	0.8293	0.0035	United States
2000s	0.9116	0.8209	0.0907	United States
2010s	0.9477	1.01	0.0598	Uruguay
2020s	0.9875	0.9966	0.009	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total factor productivity, United States or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 0.9938 against 0.993 in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in total factor productivity between United States and Uruguay?: 0.0008, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?: 70 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2023.
How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for total factor productivity?: United States ranks 61st and Uruguay ranks 60th 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.