Data for 2009

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2009

2009, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2009 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 168.02; Burundi is lowest, at 1.08. The middle country reads 17.20. Against 2008, 186 values changed (100 up, 86 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2009

HighestLuxembourg

168.02

LowestBurundi

1.08

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

187countries
1measure
2009the year it describes
180distinct 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, 2009, 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, 2009: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	168.02
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	108.97
3	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	80.17
4	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	79.80
5	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	79.67
6	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	79.28
7	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	78.53
8	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	76.66
9	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	74.97
10	MacauMACEastern Asia	73.01
11	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	72.81
12	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	72.44
13	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.16
14	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	71.88
15	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	71.79
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	70.44
17	GuamGUMMicronesia	69.33
18	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	68.91
19	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	68.32
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	67.72
21	United StatesUSANorthern America	67.20
22	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	66.08
23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	61.92
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	61.55
25	CanadaCANNorthern America	60.28
26	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	58.09
27	SpainESPSouthern Europe	57.79
28	QatarQATWestern Asia	57.08
29	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	53.50
30	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	52.67
31	OmanOMNWestern Asia	50.22
32	IsraelISRWestern Asia	48.96
33	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	48.92
34	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	48.14
35	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	47.00
36	JapanJPNEastern Asia	46.54
37	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	45.60
38	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	45.20
39	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	44.57
40	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	42.98
41	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	42.03
42	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	41.94
43	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	41.86
44	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	41.37
45	VenezuelaVENSouth America	39.16
46	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	36.90
47	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	36.73
48	BahamasBHSCaribbean	35.87
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	35.25
50	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	34.25
51	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	34.08
52	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	33.74
53	GabonGABMiddle Africa	33.52
54	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	33.42
55	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	33.24
56	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	32.56
57	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	32.52
58	ArgentinaARGSouth America	31.70
59	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	31.49
60	PolandPOLEastern Europe	31.29
61	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	30.23
62	SurinameSURSouth America	28.44
=63	IraqIRQWestern Asia	27.95
=63	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.95
65	UruguayURYSouth America	27.68
66	ChileCHLSouth America	27.50
67	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	26.04
68	PanamaPANCentral America	25.15
69	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	24.55
70	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	23.85
71	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	23.70
72	BelarusBLREastern Europe	23.65
73	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.45
74	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.01
75	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	22.44
76	MexicoMEXCentral America	22.26
77	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.73
78	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	21.43
79	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	21.42
80	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	21.35
81	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.80
82	IranIRNSouthern Asia	20.58
83	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.27
84	JordanJORWestern Asia	20.07
85	CubaCUBCaribbean	19.32
86	Costa RicaCRICentral America	19.10
87	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.89
88	YemenYEMWestern Asia	18.44
89	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	18.36
90	BrazilBRASouth America	18.29
91	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	17.89
92	UkraineUKREastern Europe	17.64
=93	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.20
=93	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.20
=95	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	16.77
=95	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	16.77
97	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16.67
98	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	15.99
99	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.95
100	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	15.76
101	BelizeBLZCentral America	15.01
102	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	14.59
103	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.44
104	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	14.02
105	ColombiaCOLSouth America	13.90
106	GuyanaGUYSouth America	13.88
107	EcuadorECUSouth America	13.73
108	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	13.59
109	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.14
110	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.06
111	FijiFJIMelanesia	12.94
112	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.71
113	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	12.44
114	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	12.37
115	ParaguayPRYSouth America	12.12
116	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	11.73
117	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	11.40
118	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.54
119	PeruPERSouth America	10.42
120	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.28
121	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.97
122	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	9.58
=123	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.26
=123	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	9.26
125	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.01
126	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	8.91
127	TongaTONPolynesia	8.56
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	8.23
129	NicaraguaNICCentral America	7.94
130	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.81
131	BoliviaBOLSouth America	7.70
132	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	7.54
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	7.48
134	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	7.37
135	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	7.35
136	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	7.27
137	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	6.93
138	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.48
139	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.46
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	6.35
141	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	6.26
142	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.24
143	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	6.20
144	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.11
145	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	5.94
146	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.82
147	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.73
148	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.62
=149	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.57
=149	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	5.57
151	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.52
152	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	5.46
153	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	5.44
154	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	4.96
155	KenyaKENEastern Africa	4.92
156	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.77
157	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.71
158	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	4.69
159	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	4.63
160	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	4.54
161	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.43
162	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	4.23
163	GuineaGINWestern Africa	3.95
164	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.33
165	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.24
166	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.21
167	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	3.18
168	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.12
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.06
170	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.02
171	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	2.94
=172	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	2.87
=172	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.87
174	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	2.86
175	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.77
176	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.65
177	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.35
178	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	2.19
179	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	1.94
=180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	1.83
=180	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.83
182	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	1.82
183	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.59
184	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.57
185	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1.54
186	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.52
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.08

02In 2009

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg168.02
2Norway108.97
3Belgium80.17
4Netherlands79.80
5Ireland79.67

Lowest

187Burundi1.08
186Liberia1.52
185DR Congo1.54
184North Korea1.57
183Niger1.59

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 17.20. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032008 → 2009

Since 2008

What changed between 2008 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
100 · 86rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico70.04 → 74.97+4.93
Ireland74.77 → 79.67+4.90
United States64.81 → 67.20+2.39
Spain55.49 → 57.79+2.30
Iceland56.25 → 58.09+1.84

Fell most

Luxembourg195.36 → 168.02−27.34
Kuwait61.05 → 53.50−7.55
Saudi Arabia82.11 → 76.66−5.45
United Arab Emirates46.08 → 41.37−4.71
Botswana19.28 → 15.99−3.29

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 2009.
180 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 27.95. 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) (2009). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2009 [data set], describing 2009. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2009

0621 held

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