Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Czechia

Czechia: Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States was -43.51 Percentage in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
-43.51 Percentage
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 36 countries
All-time high
-43.48 Percentage
in 2015
All-time low
-57.71 Percentage
in 1993
Years of data
24
1993–2016

Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Czechia, 1993–2016

-60-55-50-451993200420161993: -57.7 Percentage1994: -56.9 Percentage1995: -55.1 Percentage1996: -54.6 Percentage1997: -55.4 Percentage1998: -56.1 Percentage1999: -56.2 Percentage2000: -55.8 Percentage2001: -52.2 Percentage2002: -52.9 Percentage2003: -51.5 Percentage2004: -50.9 Percentage2005: -51.7 Percentage2006: -49.7 Percentage2007: -47 Percentage2008: -45.9 Percentage2009: -46.7 Percentage2010: -48.5 Percentage2011: -47.6 Percentage2012: -47.5 Percentage2013: -45.7 Percentage2014: -44.5 Percentage2015: -43.5 Percentage2016: -43.5 Percentage

Source: OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2016, gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Czechia stood at -43.51 Percentage.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Czechia peaked at -43.48 Percentage in 2015 and was at its lowest, -57.71 Percentage, in 1993.

Czechia ranks 25th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States in Czechia, 1993 to 2016.
Year Percentage Change
1993 -57.71 Percentage
1994 -56.91 Percentage -1.4%
1995 -55.11 Percentage -3.2%
1996 -54.56 Percentage -1.0%
1997 -55.41 Percentage +1.5%
1998 -56.08 Percentage +1.2%
1999 -56.19 Percentage +0.2%
2000 -55.77 Percentage -0.7%
2001 -52.19 Percentage -6.4%
2002 -52.95 Percentage +1.5%
2003 -51.53 Percentage -2.7%
2004 -50.94 Percentage -1.2%
2005 -51.67 Percentage +1.4%
2006 -49.67 Percentage -3.9%
2007 -47.02 Percentage -5.3%
2008 -45.91 Percentage -2.4%
2009 -46.73 Percentage +1.8%
2010 -48.53 Percentage +3.9%
2011 -47.59 Percentage -1.9%
2012 -47.51 Percentage -0.2%
2013 -45.66 Percentage -3.9%
2014 -44.5 Percentage -2.5%
2015 -43.48 Percentage -2.3%
2016 -43.51 Percentage +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -55.99 Percentage -57.71 Percentage -54.56 Percentage 7
2000s -50.44 Percentage -55.77 Percentage -45.91 Percentage 10
2010s -45.82 Percentage -48.53 Percentage -43.48 Percentage 7

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 22 Israel -40.86 Percentage compare
  2. 23 Slovakia -41.18 Percentage compare
  3. 24 Türkiye -42.18 Percentage compare
  4. 26 Portugal -47.66 Percentage compare
  5. 27 Greece -50.03 Percentage compare
  6. 28 Estonia -51.5 Percentage compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Czechia?
Gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states in Czechia was -43.51 Percentage in 2016, according to OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was -43.48 Percentage in 2015.
What is the lowest gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was -57.71 Percentage in 1993.
How does Czechia rank for gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states?
Czechia ranks 25th out of 36 countries with data for 2016.
Is gap in gdp per hour worked with respect to the united states rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Czechia data come from?
The figures come from OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gap in GDP per hour worked with respect to the United States
Unit
Percentage
Source
OECD (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 1,398 data points, 1970–2016
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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.