Data for 2005

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2005

2005, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2005 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 168.50; Burundi is lowest, at 1.12. The middle country reads 15.84.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2005

HighestLuxembourg

168.50

LowestBurundi

1.12

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

187countries
1measure
2005the year it describes
179distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 29, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2005, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2005: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	168.50
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	106.79
3	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	90.31
4	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	89.24
5	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	80.33
6	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	78.31
7	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	76.16
8	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.90
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	71.45
10	QatarQATWestern Asia	70.18
11	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	70.04
12	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	69.90
13	FranceFRAWestern Europe	69.84
14	GuamGUMMicronesia	69.70
15	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	69.69
16	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	69.11
17	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	68.20
18	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	67.62
19	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	66.74
20	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	66.55
21	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	66.35
22	MacauMACEastern Asia	66.27
23	United StatesUSANorthern America	63.14
24	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	62.67
25	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	60.99
26	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	58.73
27	CanadaCANNorthern America	58.43
28	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	55.73
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	54.12
30	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	53.31
31	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	51.83
32	OmanOMNWestern Asia	48.63
33	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	46.94
34	JapanJPNEastern Asia	46.37
35	IsraelISRWestern Asia	46.04
36	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	45.30
37	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	44.36
38	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	43.04
39	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	40.62
40	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	40.14
41	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	39.93
42	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	39.64
43	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	39.28
44	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	37.78
45	GabonGABMiddle Africa	37.52
46	BahamasBHSCaribbean	37.40
47	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.80
48	VenezuelaVENSouth America	35.53
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	33.98
50	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	33.73
51	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	33.57
52	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	32.80
53	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	29.85
54	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	29.56
55	ArgentinaARGSouth America	29.27
56	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	28.61
57	PolandPOLEastern Europe	28.54
58	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	28.31
59	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.33
=60	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	26.62
=60	SurinameSURSouth America	26.62
62	UruguayURYSouth America	26.35
63	ChileCHLSouth America	26.28
64	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	25.59
65	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	25.45
66	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	24.74
67	IraqIRQWestern Asia	24.08
68	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	23.19
69	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	22.49
70	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	22.18
71	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	21.98
72	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	21.91
73	MexicoMEXCentral America	21.09
74	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	20.76
75	JordanJORWestern Asia	20.15
76	PanamaPANCentral America	19.76
77	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	19.69
78	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	18.75
79	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	18.60
80	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	18.58
81	BelarusBLREastern Europe	18.45
82	YemenYEMWestern Asia	18.33
83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	18.10
84	IranIRNSouthern Asia	17.91
85	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	17.86
=86	BelizeBLZCentral America	16.98
=86	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	16.98
88	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.88
89	BrazilBRASouth America	16.78
90	Costa RicaCRICentral America	16.32
91	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.06
92	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	15.97
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	15.94
94	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	15.84
95	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	15.44
96	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	15.28
97	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	15.11
98	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.05
99	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	14.91
100	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	14.58
101	FijiFJIMelanesia	14.26
102	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	13.96
103	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	13.56
104	ColombiaCOLSouth America	13.06
105	EcuadorECUSouth America	12.44
106	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.20
107	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.06
108	GuyanaGUYSouth America	11.93
109	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	11.38
110	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	10.76
111	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	10.71
=112	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	10.58
=112	ParaguayPRYSouth America	10.58
114	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.57
115	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	10.26
116	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.81
117	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	9.80
118	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	9.36
119	PeruPERSouth America	9.20
120	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.07
121	TongaTONPolynesia	9.04
122	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	9.02
123	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	8.95
124	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.66
125	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	8.32
126	SamoaWSMPolynesia	7.91
127	NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.78
128	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	7.76
129	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	7.64
130	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	7.54
131	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.35
132	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.02
133	BoliviaBOLSouth America	6.94
134	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	6.80
135	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	6.18
136	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.15
137	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.05
138	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.01
=139	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.76
=139	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	5.76
141	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	5.60
142	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.56
143	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.40
=144	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.25
=144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	5.25
146	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.24
147	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.12
148	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.00
149	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	4.97
150	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	4.86
=151	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	4.80
=151	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.80
=151	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	4.80
154	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4.60
155	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.57
156	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	4.56
157	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.45
158	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.39
159	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	3.89
160	GuineaGINWestern Africa	3.78
161	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	3.75
162	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	3.62
163	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	3.52
164	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.23
165	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.13
166	EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.12
167	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3.10
168	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	2.93
169	MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.81
170	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.75
171	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.71
172	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	2.69
173	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.61
174	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.57
175	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.42
176	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2.19
177	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.99
178	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.85
179	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.72
180	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.64
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.58
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.56
183	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.53
184	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.44
=185	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1.36
=185	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.36
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.12

02In 2005

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg168.50
2Norway106.79
3Saudi Arabia90.31
4Brunei89.24
5Belgium80.33

Lowest

187Burundi1.12
185Liberiashared1.36
185DR Congoshared1.36
184Mozambique1.44
183Ethiopia1.53

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.84. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

03Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

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One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from ILO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2005.
179 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 3 countries share 4.80. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2005). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2005 [data set], describing 2005. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2005

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