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GDP per hour worked, index relative to the U.S., 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 27 countries was 83.87 index points.The highest value was in Ireland: 162.33 index points and the lowest value was in Greece: 43.66 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., 2021 Global rank Available data
Ireland 162.33 1 1970 - 2022
Luxembourg 138.99 2 1970 - 2022
Norway 129.27 3 1970 - 2022
Denmark 107.71 4 1970 - 2022
Belgium 105.43 5 1970 - 2021
Sweden 100.83 6 1970 - 2022
Switzerland 99.77 7 1970 - 2021
Austria 96.25 8 1995 - 2022
Germany 95.48 9 1970 - 2022
France 95.13 10 1970 - 2022
Netherlands 93.92 11 1970 - 2022
Iceland 89.56 12 1970 - 2022
Finland 87.16 13 1970 - 2022
UK 81.35 14 1970 - 2021
Italy 78.02 15 1970 - 2022
Spain 70 16 1970 - 2022
Slovenia 65.01 17 1995 - 2022
Lithuania 64.43 18 1995 - 2022
Czechia 61.13 19 1993 - 2022
Turkey 60.98 20 1970 - 2021
Estonia 60.31 21 2000 - 2022
Slovakia 58.61 22 1995 - 2022
Latvia 56.75 23 1995 - 2022
Poland 55.19 24 1993 - 2022
Portugal 54.4 25 1970 - 2022
Hungary 52.78 26 1991 - 2022
Greece 43.66 27 1983 - 2022


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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