Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States by country
Figure illustrates the gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. The gap is calculated by taking a country's GDP per hour worked minus that of the US, divided by US GDP per hour worked. A positive gap suggests the country is more productive (has higher GDP per hour worked) than the US.
What the numbers show
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 37.08 Percentage in Ireland; the lowest is -71.49 Percentage in Mexico.
The median across all reporting countries is -32.73 Percentage, and the mean is -28.39 Percentage.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 507.1%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 416.3%).
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 37.08 Percentage | 2016 | up 507.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 34.6 Percentage | 2016 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 11.89 Percentage | 2016 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium | 5 Percentage | 2016 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | -0.5026 Percentage | 2016 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | -2.37 Percentage | 2016 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Switzerland | -2.66 Percentage | 2016 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands | -3.34 Percentage | 2016 | down 416.3% | volatile |
| 9 | France | -4.28 Percentage | 2016 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | -9.19 Percentage | 2016 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | -12.37 Percentage | 2016 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | -16.86 Percentage | 2016 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | -19.25 Percentage | 2016 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 14 | Italy | -21.94 Percentage | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -24.28 Percentage | 2016 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 16 | Spain | -24.98 Percentage | 2016 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | -25.79 Percentage | 2016 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 18 | Iceland | -32.7 Percentage | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | -32.75 Percentage | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | -39.18 Percentage | 2016 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 21 | Slovenia | -39.34 Percentage | 2016 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 22 | Israel | -40.86 Percentage | 2016 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 23 | Slovakia | -41.18 Percentage | 2016 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 24 | Türkiye | -42.18 Percentage | 2016 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | -43.51 Percentage | 2016 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | -47.66 Percentage | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 27 | Greece | -50.03 Percentage | 2016 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 28 | Estonia | -51.5 Percentage | 2016 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | -51.71 Percentage | 2016 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 30 | Lithuania | -52.06 Percentage | 2016 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | -54.66 Percentage | 2016 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 32 | Latvia | -57.3 Percentage | 2016 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 33 | Chile | -62.76 Percentage | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Russian Federation | -63.46 Percentage | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | -68.48 Percentage | 2014 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | Mexico | -71.49 Percentage | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- G7 -11.65 Percentage
About this data
Figure illustrates the gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. The gap is calculated by taking a country's GDP per hour worked minus that of the US, divided by US GDP per hour worked. A positive gap suggests the country is more productive (has higher GDP per hour worked) than the US.