Data for 2006

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2006

2006, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2006 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 181.72; Burundi is lowest, at 1.14. The middle country reads 16.77. Against 2005, 183 values changed (154 up, 29 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2006

HighestLuxembourg

181.72

LowestBurundi

1.14

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

187countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
186distinct 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, 2006, 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, 2006: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	181.72
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	106.69
3	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	90.90
4	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	87.40
5	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	81.12
6	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	78.81
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	78.68
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	73.59
9	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.36
10	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	71.95
11	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	71.86
12	QatarQATWestern Asia	71.71
13	FranceFRAWestern Europe	71.21
14	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	70.98
15	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	70.82
16	MacauMACEastern Asia	70.50
17	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	69.17
18	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	68.12
19	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	68.04
20	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	67.96
21	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	67.94
22	GuamGUMMicronesia	65.39
23	United StatesUSANorthern America	63.60
24	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	63.38
25	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	62.07
26	CanadaCANNorthern America	59.54
27	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	59.23
28	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	55.32
29	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	54.11
30	SpainESPSouthern Europe	53.39
31	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	52.96
32	OmanOMNWestern Asia	48.24
33	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	47.61
34	IsraelISRWestern Asia	47.16
35	JapanJPNEastern Asia	46.57
36	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	45.45
37	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	45.09
38	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	43.70
39	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	42.86
40	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	42.19
41	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	41.34
42	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	40.73
43	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	40.45
44	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	39.93
45	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	38.37
46	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.24
47	BahamasBHSCaribbean	36.18
48	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.51
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	35.38
50	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	35.11
51	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	34.87
52	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	33.16
53	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32.87
54	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	32.15
55	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	30.85
56	ArgentinaARGSouth America	30.51
57	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	29.88
58	PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.30
59	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	28.03
60	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	27.80
61	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.73
62	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	27.25
63	SurinameSURSouth America	27.10
64	ChileCHLSouth America	26.75
65	UruguayURYSouth America	25.64
66	IraqIRQWestern Asia	25.27
67	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	24.66
68	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	24.12
69	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	23.18
70	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	23.17
71	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	22.66
72	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	22.25
73	MexicoMEXCentral America	21.52
74	PanamaPANCentral America	21.34
75	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	21.21
76	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.67
77	JordanJORWestern Asia	20.36
78	BelarusBLREastern Europe	20.17
79	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	19.56
80	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	19.36
81	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	19.23
82	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	18.85
83	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	18.61
84	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	18.46
85	YemenYEMWestern Asia	18.31
86	UkraineUKREastern Europe	18.17
87	IranIRNSouthern Asia	18.12
88	CubaCUBCaribbean	17.73
89	Costa RicaCRICentral America	17.29
90	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	17.19
91	BrazilBRASouth America	17.13
92	BelizeBLZCentral America	16.79
93	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.78
94	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.77
95	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	16.44
96	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16.23
97	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	15.74
98	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	15.41
99	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	15.19
100	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.05
101	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	14.96
102	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.32
103	FijiFJIMelanesia	14.11
104	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.88
105	ColombiaCOLSouth America	13.47
106	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	13.29
107	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.51
108	EcuadorECUSouth America	12.46
109	GuyanaGUYSouth America	12.42
110	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	11.56
111	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	11.51
112	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	11.43
113	ParaguayPRYSouth America	11.25
114	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.23
115	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.78
116	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	10.10
117	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.05
118	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	9.93
119	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	9.90
120	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	9.75
121	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.45
122	PeruPERSouth America	9.33
123	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	8.98
124	TongaTONPolynesia	8.74
125	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	8.57
126	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.16
127	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	8.14
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	8.06
129	NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.87
130	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	7.57
131	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.45
132	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.17
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7.13
134	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	6.93
135	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.25
136	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	6.17
137	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.13
138	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	5.98
139	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	5.86
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	5.85
141	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.76
142	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.73
143	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.53
144	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.36
145	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	5.34
146	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	5.14
147	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.04
148	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5.02
149	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.01
150	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	4.94
151	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.92
152	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	4.91
153	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.85
=154	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	4.83
=154	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	4.83
156	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	4.72
157	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.59
158	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.45
159	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.04
160	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	3.81
161	GuineaGINWestern Africa	3.77
162	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	3.76
163	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	3.60
164	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3.37
165	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.22
166	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.14
167	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.03
168	EritreaERIEastern Africa	3.01
169	MaliMLIWestern Africa	2.92
170	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	2.85
171	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.80
172	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.75
173	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.68
174	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.67
175	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.60
176	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2.23
177	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.22
178	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	1.91
179	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.76
180	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.63
181	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.62
182	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.60
183	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.58
184	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.56
185	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1.41
186	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.39
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.14

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg181.72
2Norway106.69
3Brunei90.90
4Saudi Arabia87.40
5Belgium81.12

Lowest

187Burundi1.14
186Liberia1.39
185DR Congo1.41
184Mozambique1.56
183Niger1.58

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 16.77. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
183values changed, of 187 in both
154 · 29rose · fell
4unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg168.50 → 181.72+13.22
Macau66.27 → 70.50+4.23
Azerbaijan11.38 → 15.19+3.81
Finland68.20 → 71.86+3.66
Maldives15.97 → 19.36+3.39

Fell most

Guam69.70 → 65.39−4.31
Saudi Arabia90.31 → 87.40−2.91
Gabon37.52 → 35.51−2.01
Bahrain46.94 → 45.45−1.49
Bahamas37.40 → 36.18−1.22

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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

The site’s method

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 2006.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 4.83. 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.

05The files

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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2006). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2006

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