Data for 2008

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2008

2008, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2008 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 195.36; Burundi is lowest, at 1.11. The middle country reads 17.17. Against 2007, 187 values changed (139 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2008

HighestLuxembourg

195.36

LowestBurundi

1.11

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

187countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
184distinct 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, 2008, 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, 2008: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	195.36
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	107.63
3	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	82.37
4	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	82.11
5	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	81.84
6	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	80.50
7	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	78.77
8	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	74.77
9	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	74.22
10	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.11
11	MacauMACEastern Asia	72.89
12	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	72.72
13	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	72.22
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	72.02
15	FranceFRAWestern Europe	71.50
16	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	71.11
17	GuamGUMMicronesia	70.54
18	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	70.04
19	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	69.58
20	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	68.90
21	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	66.94
22	United StatesUSANorthern America	64.81
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	63.22
24	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	61.05
25	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	60.13
26	CanadaCANNorthern America	59.56
27	QatarQATWestern Asia	57.02
28	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	56.25
29	SpainESPSouthern Europe	55.49
30	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	54.81
31	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	49.97
32	OmanOMNWestern Asia	49.63
33	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	49.17
34	IsraelISRWestern Asia	47.92
35	JapanJPNEastern Asia	47.06
36	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	46.48
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	46.34
38	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	46.08
39	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	45.86
40	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	45.34
41	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	43.80
42	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	42.63
43	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	42.28
44	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	41.90
45	VenezuelaVENSouth America	40.98
46	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	39.22
=47	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	36.10
=47	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	36.10
49	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	35.59
50	BahamasBHSCaribbean	34.92
51	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	34.72
52	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	34.43
53	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	34.33
54	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.28
55	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	34.00
56	ArgentinaARGSouth America	33.21
57	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	33.18
58	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	32.72
59	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.02
60	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	30.31
61	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30.17
62	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	28.91
63	SurinameSURSouth America	28.15
64	IraqIRQWestern Asia	27.79
65	ChileCHLSouth America	27.51
66	UruguayURYSouth America	26.82
67	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	25.83
68	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	24.64
69	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	24.50
70	PanamaPANCentral America	24.45
71	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	24.02
72	BelarusBLREastern Europe	23.75
73	MexicoMEXCentral America	23.61
74	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	23.31
75	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	22.87
76	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	22.56
77	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	21.51
78	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	21.14
79	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.93
80	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	20.69
=81	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	20.67
=81	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	20.67
83	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.11
84	JordanJORWestern Asia	19.97
85	UkraineUKREastern Europe	19.94
86	IranIRNSouthern Asia	19.93
87	CubaCUBCaribbean	19.47
88	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	19.28
89	Costa RicaCRICentral America	18.80
90	YemenYEMWestern Asia	18.37
91	BrazilBRASouth America	18.33
92	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	18.24
93	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.42
94	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.17
95	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	16.88
96	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16.66
97	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	16.61
98	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	16.40
99	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	15.82
100	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.61
101	BelizeBLZCentral America	15.60
102	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.71
103	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.28
104	ColombiaCOLSouth America	14.14
105	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	13.99
106	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	13.85
107	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.50
108	GuyanaGUYSouth America	13.41
109	FijiFJIMelanesia	13.38
110	EcuadorECUSouth America	13.25
111	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.16
112	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	13.00
113	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	12.39
114	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	11.92
115	ParaguayPRYSouth America	11.87
116	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.82
117	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	10.97
118	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.66
119	PeruPERSouth America	10.49
120	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.22
121	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	9.88
122	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.57
123	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	9.39
124	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.36
125	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.30
126	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	9.03
127	TongaTONPolynesia	8.96
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	8.31
129	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.19
130	HondurasHNDCentral America	8.14
131	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.72
132	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.60
=133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7.45
=133	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	7.45
135	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	7.17
136	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.96
137	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	6.75
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.38
139	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.34
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	6.21
141	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	6.12
142	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.03
143	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.81
144	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.79
145	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	5.77
146	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.76
147	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.49
148	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	5.40
149	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5.36
150	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.31
151	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	5.24
152	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	5.12
153	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.10
154	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.97
155	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.92
156	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	4.86
157	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.64
158	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.57
159	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.46
160	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.25
161	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	4.14
162	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	4.08
163	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4.05
164	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.28
165	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.22
166	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.20
167	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.06
168	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.03
169	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.96
170	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	2.92
171	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.90
172	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.84
173	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	2.83
174	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.78
175	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.68
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.64
177	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2.36
178	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.20
179	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.86
180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.82
181	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.74
182	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.67
183	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.62
184	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.59
185	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1.53
186	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.49
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.11

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg195.36
2Norway107.63
3Netherlands82.37
4Saudi Arabia82.11
5Brunei81.84

Lowest

187Burundi1.11
186Liberia1.49
185DR Congo1.53
184North Korea1.59
183Niger1.62

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 17.17. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
187values changed, of 187 in both
139 · 48rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg188.96 → 195.36+6.40
Equatorial Guinea44.80 → 49.97+5.17
Romania29.92 → 32.72+2.80
Belarus21.76 → 23.75+1.99
Slovenia44.53 → 46.48+1.95

Fell most

Brunei86.25 → 81.84−4.41
Qatar60.92 → 57.02−3.90
United Arab Emirates49.76 → 46.08−3.68
Singapore70.51 → 66.94−3.57
Gabon36.51 → 34.28−2.23

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 2008.
184 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 36.10. 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) (2008). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2008

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