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GDP per hour worked, index relative to the U.S., 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 27 countries was 90.47 index points. The highest value was in Ireland: 177.64 index points and the lowest value was in Greece: 48.94 index points. The indicator is available from 1970 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: OECD
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Countries Productivity, relative to the U.S., 2022 Global rank Available data
Ireland 177.64 1 1970 - 2022
Norway 176.88 2 1970 - 2022
Luxembourg 142.89 3 1970 - 2022
Denmark 113.88 4 1970 - 2022
Switzerland 109.87 5 1970 - 2022
Belgium 109.28 6 1970 - 2022
Sweden 104.52 7 1970 - 2022
Austria 103.98 8 1995 - 2022
Netherlands 100.9 9 1970 - 2022
Germany 99.35 10 1970 - 2022
Iceland 98.52 11 1970 - 2022
France 94.81 12 1970 - 2022
Finland 92.63 13 1970 - 2022
UK 83.86 14 1970 - 2022
Italy 80.89 15 1970 - 2022
Spain 75.2 16 1970 - 2022
Slovenia 67.92 17 1995 - 2022
Turkey 66.97 18 1970 - 2022
Lithuania 66.85 19 1995 - 2022
Latvia 63.32 20 1995 - 2022
Czechia 62.5 21 1993 - 2022
Slovakia 61.84 22 1995 - 2022
Portugal 61.46 23 1970 - 2022
Poland 61.22 24 1993 - 2022
Estonia 60.03 25 2000 - 2022
Hungary 56.6 26 1991 - 2022
Greece 48.94 27 1983 - 2022


New - World map: Productivity, relative to the U.S.




Definition: The index sets the level of GDP per hour worked in the U.S. to 100 and uses it as basis to compare other countries. Countries with an index greater (smaller) than 100 have greater (lower) labor productivity than the U.S. The GDP used in the calculation is adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity to account for price differences across countries.

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