Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) by country
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP)...
What the numbers show
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 167.63 in Ireland; the lowest is 0.93 in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.04, and the mean is 32.47.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 180.
Over the past decade 140 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Guyana (up 713.0%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 42.5%).
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ireland | 167.63 | 2027 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 165.3 | 2027 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 3 | Guyana | 146.5 | 2027 | up 713.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 129.23 | 2027 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 5 | Singapore | 102.77 | 2027 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 6 | Denmark | 95.45 | 2027 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 94.52 | 2027 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 93.52 | 2027 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 9 | Austria | 89.96 | 2027 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 88.44 | 2027 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 11 | Macau, China | 86.99 | 2027 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 12 | Sweden | 85.99 | 2027 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 13 | United States of America | 84.84 | 2027 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 84.25 | 2027 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 15 | Finland | 82.73 | 2027 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 82.04 | 2027 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 17 | Guam | 81.31 | 2027 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 76.68 | 2027 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 19 | Italy | 76.09 | 2027 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 20 | Brunei Darussalam | 74.04 | 2027 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 21 | Australia | 73.81 | 2027 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 22 | Taiwan, China | 73.28 | 2027 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 71.68 | 2027 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 70.94 | 2027 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 68.7 | 2027 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 26 | Iceland | 68.24 | 2027 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 67.49 | 2027 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 28 | Qatar | 67.01 | 2027 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 29 | Hong Kong, China | 66.74 | 2027 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 30 | New Caledonia | 65.26 | 2027 | down 11.9% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 63.48 | 2027 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 63.18 | 2027 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 33 | Croatia | 62.74 | 2027 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 34 | United States Virgin Islands | 61.75 | 2027 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 35 | Puerto Rico | 61.31 | 2027 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 36 | French Polynesia | 60.21 | 2027 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 37 | Czechia | 59.52 | 2027 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 38 | Lithuania | 57.72 | 2027 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 39 | Portugal | 55.55 | 2027 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 40 | Estonia | 54.06 | 2027 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 41 | Japan | 53.54 | 2027 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 53.5 | 2027 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 43 | New Zealand | 53.09 | 2027 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 52.86 | 2027 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 45 | Bahrain | 50.76 | 2027 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 50.55 | 2027 | up 10.8% | flat |
| 47 | Slovakia | 50.09 | 2027 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 48 | Republic of Korea | 50.05 | 2027 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 48.21 | 2027 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 50 | Hungary | 47.82 | 2027 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 51 | Panama | 45.6 | 2027 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 44.84 | 2027 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 43.82 | 2027 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 43.66 | 2027 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 55 | Türkiye | 43.09 | 2027 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 40.14 | 2027 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 57 | Bulgaria | 40.09 | 2027 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 39.48 | 2027 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 36.81 | 2027 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 60 | Bahamas | 36.27 | 2027 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 61 | Iraq | 36.16 | 2027 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 62 | Argentina | 35.46 | 2027 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 63 | Chile | 35.26 | 2027 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 64 | Kuwait | 34.01 | 2027 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 65 | Montenegro | 33.79 | 2027 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 66 | Gabon | 33.42 | 2027 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.34 | 2027 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 68 | Belarus | 33 | 2027 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 32.62 | 2027 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 70 | Serbia | 32.27 | 2027 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 71 | Mauritius | 32.11 | 2027 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 72 | Oman | 32.1 | 2027 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 73 | Malaysia | 31.78 | 2027 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 30.28 | 2027 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 75 | Armenia | 29.63 | 2027 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 76 | Djibouti | 29.26 | 2027 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 77 | Algeria | 28.91 | 2027 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28.78 | 2027 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 28.37 | 2027 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 28.32 | 2027 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 81 | Egypt | 27.75 | 2027 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 82 | Azerbaijan | 27.51 | 2027 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 83 | Suriname | 27.18 | 2027 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 84 | Saint Lucia | 24.51 | 2027 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 85 | Barbados | 23.98 | 2027 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 86 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 23.97 | 2027 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 87 | Libya | 23.78 | 2027 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 88 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23.58 | 2027 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 89 | Cuba | 23.44 | 2027 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 90 | Eswatini | 23.06 | 2027 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 91 | South Africa | 22.94 | 2027 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 92 | Mexico | 22.91 | 2027 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 93 | Botswana | 22.75 | 2027 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 94 | China | 22.35 | 2027 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 95 | Brazil | 21.72 | 2027 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 95 | Maldives | 21.72 | 2027 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 97 | Mongolia | 20.71 | 2027 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 20.15 | 2027 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 99 | Fiji | 19.87 | 2027 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 100 | Ukraine | 19.82 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 101 | Tunisia | 19.79 | 2027 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 19.53 | 2027 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 103 | Thailand | 18.69 | 2027 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 104 | Colombia | 18.65 | 2027 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 17.79 | 2027 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 106 | Lebanon | 17.6 | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 107 | Sao Tome and Principe | 17.01 | 2027 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 108 | Paraguay | 16.95 | 2027 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 109 | Jordan | 16.83 | 2027 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 110 | Indonesia | 16.51 | 2027 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 16.22 | 2027 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 112 | Ecuador | 15.72 | 2027 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 113 | Peru | 15.68 | 2027 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 114 | Belize | 15.56 | 2027 | up 22.9% | flat |
| 115 | Mauritania | 15.51 | 2027 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 116 | Guatemala | 15.43 | 2027 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 117 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 15.41 | 2027 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 118 | Tonga | 15.39 | 2027 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 15.02 | 2027 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 14.84 | 2027 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 121 | Samoa | 14.1 | 2027 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 122 | Viet Nam | 14.02 | 2027 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 123 | Yemen | 13.06 | 2027 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 124 | Philippines | 13.02 | 2027 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 125 | Republic of Moldova | 12.8 | 2027 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 126 | Palestine, State of | 12.72 | 2022 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 127 | Bhutan | 12.59 | 2027 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 12.32 | 2027 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 12.13 | 2027 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 130 | El Salvador | 12.11 | 2027 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 131 | India | 11.87 | 2027 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 10.88 | 2027 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 10.74 | 2027 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 134 | Nepal | 10.62 | 2027 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 135 | Syrian Arab Republic | 10.43 | 2027 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 136 | Nicaragua | 9.5 | 2027 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 137 | Bangladesh | 9.46 | 2027 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 138 | Angola | 9.27 | 2027 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 139 | Jamaica | 9.04 | 2027 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 140 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 8.99 | 2027 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 141 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.89 | 2027 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 142 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 8.84 | 2027 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 143 | Western Sahara | 8.27 | 2027 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 144 | Honduras | 8.05 | 2027 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 145 | Guinea | 7.88 | 2027 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 146 | Kenya | 7.64 | 2027 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 147 | Congo | 7.45 | 2027 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 148 | Pakistan | 7.35 | 2027 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 149 | Rwanda | 6.9 | 2027 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 150 | Timor-Leste | 6.69 | 2027 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 151 | Cameroon | 6.29 | 2027 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 151 | Vanuatu | 6.29 | 2027 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | 6.24 | 2027 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 154 | Gambia | 6.21 | 2027 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 154 | Senegal | 6.21 | 2027 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 156 | Somalia | 6.06 | 2027 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 157 | Afghanistan | 6 | 2027 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 158 | Myanmar | 5.88 | 2027 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 159 | Sudan | 5.84 | 2022 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 160 | Nigeria | 5.75 | 2027 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 161 | Cambodia | 5.51 | 2027 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 162 | Comoros | 5.38 | 2027 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 163 | Zambia | 5.32 | 2027 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 5.15 | 2027 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 165 | Chad | 5 | 2027 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 166 | Sierra Leone | 4.63 | 2027 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 167 | Togo | 4.53 | 2027 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 168 | Benin | 4.52 | 2027 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 169 | Zimbabwe | 4.31 | 2027 | down 16.6% | rising |
| 170 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.11 | 2027 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 171 | Mali | 3.81 | 2027 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 172 | South Sudan | 3.55 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 173 | Uganda | 3.35 | 2027 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.31 | 2027 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 175 | Lesotho | 3.28 | 2027 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 176 | Haiti | 3.18 | 2027 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 177 | Malawi | 2.87 | 2027 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 178 | Burkina Faso | 2.68 | 2027 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 2.64 | 2027 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 180 | Eritrea | 2.47 | 2027 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 181 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.46 | 2027 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 182 | Niger | 2.22 | 2027 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 183 | Mozambique | 2.18 | 2027 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 184 | Madagascar | 1.9 | 2027 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 185 | Liberia | 1.56 | 2027 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 186 | Central African Republic | 1.47 | 2027 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 187 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 1.42 | 2027 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 188 | Burundi | 0.93 | 2027 | down 8.8% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Chagai 150.53
- Western Europe 85.83
- Northern America 83.58
- Northern America: High income 83.58
- Americas: High income 79.64
- Northern Europe 79.54
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: High income 79.44
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe 77.54
- South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific: High income 77.29
- G7 76.99
- European Union 27 73.99
- European Union 28 73.27
- World: High income 68.57
- Europe and Central Asia: High income 66.71
- Southern Europe 65.05
- Central and Western Asia: High income 59.93
- Asia and the Pacific: High income 59.09
- Europe and Central Asia 56.82
- Eastern Asia: High income 55.6
- Arab States: High income 54.92
- Pacific Islands 53.86
- Eastern Europe: High income 47.43
- Americas 43.84
- Eastern Europe 43.12
- Western Asia 42.67
- Arab States 42.18
- Central and Western Asia: Upper-middle income 40.86
- Latin America and the Caribbean: High income 39.76
- Central and Western Asia 35.29
- Europe and Central Asia: Upper-middle income 35.2
- APEC 31.43
- World excluding BRICS 29.83
- Arab League 29.61
- Northern, Southern and Western Europe: Upper-middle income 29.55
- MENA 29.06
- World excluding India and China 28.75
- Northern Africa: Upper-middle income 28.14
- G20 25.67
- Eastern Asia 25.32
- Africa: Upper-middle income 25.23
About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP) derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.