Data for 2012

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2012

2012, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2012 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 161.71; Burundi is lowest, at 1.09. The middle country reads 18.40. Against 2011, 182 values changed (137 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2012

HighestLuxembourg

161.71

LowestBurundi

1.09

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

187countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
183distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	161.71
2	MacauMACEastern Asia	108.99
3	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	108.32
4	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	87.65
5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	82.82
6	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	81.39
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	81.09
8	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	80.77
9	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.31
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	75.85
11	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	75.60
12	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	75.00
13	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	74.30
14	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	74.29
15	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	73.87
16	FranceFRAWestern Europe	73.72
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.24
18	GuamGUMMicronesia	73.04
19	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.20
20	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	71.96
21	United StatesUSANorthern America	68.57
22	QatarQATWestern Asia	68.06
23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	64.00
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	63.04
25	CanadaCANNorthern America	61.03
26	SpainESPSouthern Europe	61.02
27	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	57.82
28	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	57.42
29	IsraelISRWestern Asia	49.80
30	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	49.45
31	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	49.09
32	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	49.07
33	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	49.05
34	JapanJPNEastern Asia	48.54
35	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	48.33
36	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	47.50
37	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	46.33
38	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	45.56
39	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	44.90
40	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	44.51
41	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.29
42	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	43.89
43	VenezuelaVENSouth America	41.31
44	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	40.32
45	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	40.15
46	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	39.49
47	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	39.25
48	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	37.22
49	BahamasBHSCaribbean	36.52
50	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	36.47
51	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.78
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	35.73
53	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	35.71
54	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.44
55	ArgentinaARGSouth America	35.11
56	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	34.58
57	PolandPOLEastern Europe	34.36
58	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	33.92
59	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	33.70
60	IraqIRQWestern Asia	33.57
61	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	33.09
62	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	32.52
63	UruguayURYSouth America	30.64
64	SurinameSURSouth America	29.89
65	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	29.56
66	PanamaPANCentral America	29.48
67	ChileCHLSouth America	28.89
68	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	27.62
69	BelarusBLREastern Europe	27.50
70	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	26.62
71	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	26.28
72	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	25.98
73	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	24.52
74	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	23.98
75	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.55
76	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.42
77	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	23.35
78	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	23.34
79	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	23.25
80	MexicoMEXCentral America	23.04
81	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	22.66
82	IranIRNSouthern Asia	21.25
83	CubaCUBCaribbean	21.22
84	JordanJORWestern Asia	20.75
85	BrazilBRASouth America	20.60
86	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.34
87	Costa RicaCRICentral America	20.08
88	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	19.84
89	UkraineUKREastern Europe	19.44
90	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	19.06
91	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	19.02
92	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	18.86
93	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	18.75
94	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.40
95	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	17.41
96	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	17.31
97	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	16.70
98	YemenYEMWestern Asia	16.69
99	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.66
100	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	16.48
101	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	16.19
102	GuyanaGUYSouth America	15.97
103	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	15.83
104	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.51
105	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	15.50
106	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.20
107	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	15.16
108	ColombiaCOLSouth America	15.06
109	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.89
110	BelizeBLZCentral America	14.07
111	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	13.99
112	FijiFJIMelanesia	13.79
113	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.71
114	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	13.28
115	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	12.97
116	ParaguayPRYSouth America	12.73
117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	12.44
118	PeruPERSouth America	12.36
119	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	11.44
120	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.07
121	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.63
122	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	10.55
123	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	10.41
124	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	10.35
125	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	9.46
126	TongaTONPolynesia	9.40
127	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	9.14
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	8.91
129	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.57
130	BoliviaBOLSouth America	8.41
131	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.33
132	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	8.25
133	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	8.16
134	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	8.11
135	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.86
136	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	7.41
137	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	7.22
138	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	7.05
139	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.98
140	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.89
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	6.84
142	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.64
143	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	6.53
144	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	6.40
145	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	6.30
146	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.27
=147	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	6.04
=147	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	6.04
149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.96
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.93
151	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	5.88
152	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.71
153	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	5.62
154	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	5.33
=155	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	5.27
=155	KenyaKENEastern Africa	5.27
157	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.20
158	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.06
159	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.99
=160	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	4.88
=160	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.88
162	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4.39
163	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.28
164	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.08
165	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.91
166	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	3.83
167	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.63
168	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	3.54
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.30
170	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.29
171	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.27
172	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.18
173	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.15
174	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	3.08
175	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.86
176	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.83
177	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.62
178	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2.31
=179	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	2.12
=179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.12
181	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.09
182	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.99
183	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.81
184	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	1.77
185	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.65
186	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.56
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.09

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg161.71
2Macau108.99
3Norway108.32
4Ireland87.65
5Netherlands82.82

Lowest

187Burundi1.09
186North Korea1.56
185Liberia1.65
184DR Congo1.77
183Niger1.81

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.40. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
182values changed, of 187 in both
137 · 45rose · fell
5unchanged

Rose most

Libya16.61 → 32.52+15.91
Macau102.25 → 108.99+6.74
Iraq30.52 → 33.57+3.05
Panama27.38 → 29.48+2.10
Latvia31.61 → 33.70+2.09

Fell most

Luxembourg170.22 → 161.71−8.51
United States Virgin Islands65.59 → 57.82−7.77
Oman41.08 → 35.78−5.30
Montenegro29.75 → 26.62−3.13
Saudi Arabia75.90 → 73.87−2.03

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 2012.
183 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 6.04. 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) (2012). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2012

0621 held

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