Productivity vs annual hours worked by country
Countries reporting
129
Highest
2,658
Sudan
Lowest
1,335
Germany
Median
1,975
Years covered
74
1950–2023
Data points
4,891
What the numbers show
Productivity vs annual hours worked is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 2,658 in Sudan; the lowest is 1,335 in Germany.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,975, and the mean is 1,944.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 35.7%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 33.8%).
Productivity vs annual hours worked: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan | 2,658 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 2 | Congo | 2,534 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 2,514 | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 4 | Jordan | 2,483 | 2023 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,471 | 2023 | up 3.8% | falling |
| 6 | Colombia | 2,471 | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 2,435 | 2023 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 8 | Lebanon | 2,412 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 9 | Cambodia | 2,389 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2,383 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 11 | India | 2,383 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 2,369 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 2,356 | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Senegal | 2,335 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 15 | China | 2,328 | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 16 | Kuwait | 2,318 | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 2,311 | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 2,308 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Tunisia | 2,288 | 2023 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 20 | Singapore | 2,283 | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 21 | Oman | 2,266 | 2023 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Botswana | 2,258 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 23 | Iran | 2,246 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 24 | Mali | 2,243 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 2,240 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 26 | Algeria | 2,232 | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 27 | Zambia | 2,200 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 28 | Myanmar | 2,197 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 29 | Namibia | 2,184 | 2023 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 2,181 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 31 | Cameroon | 2,181 | 2023 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 32 | Turkmenistan | 2,179 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 33 | Thailand | 2,177 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 2,177 | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 35 | Gabon | 2,174 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Morocco | 2,174 | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 37 | Vietnam | 2,160 | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 38 | Albania | 2,152 | 2023 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 39 | Guatemala | 2,151 | 2023 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 40 | Peru | 2,143 | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 41 | Tajikistan | 2,134 | 2023 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 42 | Tanzania | 2,129 | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 43 | Uganda | 2,128 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 2,125 | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 45 | Paraguay | 2,123 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,122 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 47 | Angola | 2,114 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,103 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 2,099 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 50 | Philippines | 2,096 | 2023 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 51 | Russia | 2,087 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 2,072 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 53 | Niger | 2,069 | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Nigeria | 2,062 | 2023 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 55 | Sri Lanka | 2,053 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 56 | Bahrain | 2,052 | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 57 | Ukraine | 2,045 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 58 | Kenya | 2,035 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 59 | Taiwan | 2,032 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 1,995 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 61 | Brazil | 1,994 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 62 | Mauritius | 1,990 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 63 | Moldova | 1,989 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 64 | Armenia | 1,976 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 65 | Kazakhstan | 1,975 | 2023 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 66 | Croatia | 1,974 | 2023 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | Bolivia | 1,968 | 2023 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 68 | Jamaica | 1,963 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 69 | Indonesia | 1,958 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 1,950 | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 1,949 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 72 | Georgia | 1,932 | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 73 | South Korea | 1,910 | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 74 | Greece | 1,893 | 2023 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | 1,890 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 76 | Belarus | 1,875 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 77 | Malta | 1,848 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,841 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 79 | Cyprus | 1,840 | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,830 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 81 | Venezuela | 1,829 | 2014 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 82 | Romania | 1,826 | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Poland | 1,807 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 84 | Madagascar | 1,799 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 1,791 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 86 | United States | 1,789 | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 87 | Czechia | 1,774 | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 88 | Turkey | 1,747 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 1,735 | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 90 | Canada | 1,731 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 91 | New Zealand | 1,708 | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 92 | Italy | 1,701 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 93 | Hungary | 1,668 | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 94 | Bulgaria | 1,659 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 95 | Ghana | 1,656 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 96 | Japan | 1,654 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 97 | Lithuania | 1,640 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 98 | Spain | 1,638 | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 99 | Mexico | 1,629 | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 100 | Latvia | 1,625 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 101 | Slovakia | 1,621 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 102 | Syria | 1,621 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 103 | Argentina | 1,612 | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 104 | Australia | 1,611 | 2023 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 105 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,610 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 106 | Estonia | 1,606 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 107 | Ethiopia | 1,599 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 108 | Malawi | 1,596 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 109 | Ecuador | 1,594 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 110 | Belgium | 1,593 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 111 | Slovenia | 1,588 | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 112 | Chad | 1,585 | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 113 | Rwanda | 1,584 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 114 | Iraq | 1,583 | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 115 | Switzerland | 1,529 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 1,523 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 117 | Mozambique | 1,507 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 118 | Finland | 1,497 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 119 | France | 1,487 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 120 | Uruguay | 1,481 | 2023 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 1,452 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 122 | Iceland | 1,452 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 123 | Netherlands | 1,439 | 2023 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 124 | Austria | 1,438 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 125 | Sweden | 1,432 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 126 | Norway | 1,412 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 127 | Yemen | 1,382 | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 128 | Denmark | 1,380 | 2023 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 129 | Germany | 1,335 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |