Data for 2015

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2015

2015, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2015 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 156.18; Burundi is lowest, at 1.06. The middle country reads 18.23. Against 2014, 185 values changed (123 up, 62 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2015

HighestLuxembourg

156.18

LowestBurundi

1.06

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

187countries
1measure
2015the 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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	156.18
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	111.93
3	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	110.25
4	MacauMACEastern Asia	88.20
5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	85.81
6	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	83.51
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	83.50
8	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	81.30
9	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	80.18
10	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	79.08
11	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	78.41
12	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	77.17
13	FranceFRAWestern Europe	76.42
14	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	75.36
15	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	74.11
16	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	74.05
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	73.75
18	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.49
19	GuamGUMMicronesia	71.86
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.04
21	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	68.15
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	66.89
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	63.82
24	CanadaCANNorthern America	63.77
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	62.09
26	QatarQATWestern Asia	60.98
27	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	57.57
28	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	56.44
29	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55.86
30	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	52.52
31	IsraelISRWestern Asia	51.53
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	50.39
33	JapanJPNEastern Asia	50.32
34	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	49.43
35	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	48.58
36	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	48.38
37	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	47.46
38	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	46.59
39	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	45.09
40	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	44.84
41	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	42.92
42	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	42.62
43	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	41.51
44	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	41.42
45	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	40.02
46	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.93
47	VenezuelaVENSouth America	37.33
48	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	37.12
49	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	36.64
50	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	36.52
51	ArgentinaARGSouth America	36.49
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	36.42
53	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	36.28
54	PolandPOLEastern Europe	36.25
55	GabonGABMiddle Africa	36.06
56	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	35.91
57	IraqIRQWestern Asia	34.30
58	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	33.94
59	BahamasBHSCaribbean	33.91
60	UruguayURYSouth America	33.19
61	OmanOMNWestern Asia	32.75
62	PanamaPANCentral America	32.53
63	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	32.28
64	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	31.66
65	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	30.98
66	ChileCHLSouth America	29.96
67	SurinameSURSouth America	28.76
68	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	27.69
69	BelarusBLREastern Europe	27.58
70	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.16
71	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	26.80
72	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	25.82
73	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	25.67
74	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	25.04
75	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	24.72
76	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	24.55
77	MexicoMEXCentral America	23.30
78	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.08
79	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.55
80	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	22.41
81	Costa RicaCRICentral America	22.21
82	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21.75
83	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	21.23
84	IranIRNSouthern Asia	20.81
=85	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	20.78
=85	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	20.78
87	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	20.39
88	BrazilBRASouth America	20.32
89	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.23
90	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	19.67
91	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	19.39
92	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	19.11
93	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.49
94	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.23
95	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	17.99
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	17.96
97	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	17.94
98	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	17.83
99	YemenYEMWestern Asia	17.21
100	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.15
101	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	17.09
102	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.02
103	GuyanaGUYSouth America	16.84
104	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	16.75
105	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.53
106	ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.48
107	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.87
108	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.56
109	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	15.53
110	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.40
111	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	14.92
112	ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.62
113	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.59
114	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.06
115	BelizeBLZCentral America	13.96
116	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	13.70
117	PeruPERSouth America	13.61
118	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	13.58
119	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.40
120	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	11.55
121	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	11.49
122	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	11.31
123	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	11.18
124	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	10.90
125	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	10.52
126	TongaTONPolynesia	10.06
127	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.67
128	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.54
129	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	9.39
130	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.31
131	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.23
132	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.09
133	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.87
134	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.63
135	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.24
136	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	7.87
137	SenegalSENWestern Africa	7.78
138	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	7.72
139	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	7.60
140	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.54
141	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	7.51
142	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	7.50
143	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	7.30
144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	7.20
145	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.63
146	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.53
147	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	6.49
148	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	6.47
149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	6.22
150	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	6.21
151	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	6.12
152	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.00
153	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.98
154	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	5.86
155	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.72
156	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.61
157	KenyaKENEastern Africa	5.46
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.38
159	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	5.12
160	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	5.08
161	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5.03
162	GuineaGINWestern Africa	4.69
163	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.35
164	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.33
165	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	4.32
166	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.29
167	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	3.87
168	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.80
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.58
170	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.51
171	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.39
172	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.38
173	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.35
174	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.95
175	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.92
176	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	2.88
177	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.86
178	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.61
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.45
180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.18
181	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.06
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.94
183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.92
184	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.65
185	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.54
186	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.45
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.06

02In 2015

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg156.18
2Norway111.93
3Ireland110.25
4Macau88.20
5Netherlands85.81

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.23. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
185values changed, of 187 in both
123 · 62rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Ireland91.10 → 110.25+19.15
Sweden75.98 → 79.08+3.10
Malta52.92 → 55.86+2.94
Slovakia37.51 → 39.93+2.42
Norway109.70 → 111.93+2.23

Fell most

Macau110.70 → 88.20−22.50
Equatorial Guinea38.72 → 33.94−4.78
Luxembourg160.84 → 156.18−4.66
Qatar64.44 → 60.98−3.46
Venezuela40.13 → 37.33−2.80

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

Read before you use

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 2015.
186 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 20.78. 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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Cite this edition

International Labour Organization (ILO) (2015). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2015

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