Data for 2016

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2016

2016, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2016 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 161.83; Burundi is lowest, at 1.04. The middle country reads 18.54. Against 2015, 186 values changed (117 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2016

HighestLuxembourg

161.83

LowestBurundi

1.04

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

187countries
1measure
2016the year it describes
187distinct 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, 2016, 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, 2016: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	161.83
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	113.02
3	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	106.29
4	MacauMACEastern Asia	87.16
5	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	85.55
6	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	85.53
7	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	83.68
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	83.15
9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	78.40
10	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	78.24
11	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	77.82
12	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	77.09
13	FranceFRAWestern Europe	76.80
14	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	75.50
15	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	74.00
16	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.81
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.50
18	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	71.61
19	GuamGUMMicronesia	70.89
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	69.87
21	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	67.89
22	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	66.46
23	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	64.60
24	CanadaCANNorthern America	64.16
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	62.46
26	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	59.98
27	QatarQATWestern Asia	58.38
28	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	57.90
29	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	54.68
30	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	53.84
31	IsraelISRWestern Asia	51.63
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	51.18
33	JapanJPNEastern Asia	50.28
34	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	50.17
35	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	49.08
36	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	49.06
37	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	47.27
38	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	45.90
39	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	45.81
40	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	44.71
41	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.18
42	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	42.40
43	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	41.97
44	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	41.35
45	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	40.30
46	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.67
47	IraqIRQWestern Asia	38.09
48	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	37.49
49	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	37.37
50	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	36.99
51	PolandPOLEastern Europe	36.62
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	36.48
53	ArgentinaARGSouth America	35.99
54	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.59
55	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	35.47
56	UruguayURYSouth America	34.95
57	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	34.30
58	PanamaPANCentral America	33.97
59	BahamasBHSCaribbean	33.41
60	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	32.41
61	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	32.30
62	OmanOMNWestern Asia	32.18
63	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	31.50
64	VenezuelaVENSouth America	30.86
65	ChileCHLSouth America	30.34
66	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	29.27
67	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	28.73
68	SurinameSURSouth America	28.08
69	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	27.71
70	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.62
71	BelarusBLREastern Europe	27.08
72	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	26.46
73	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	25.78
74	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	25.66
75	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	23.98
76	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.35
77	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.29
78	Costa RicaCRICentral America	23.28
79	MexicoMEXCentral America	23.09
80	IranIRNSouthern Asia	23.01
81	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	22.75
82	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	22.69
83	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.50
84	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	22.06
85	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	21.67
86	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	21.59
87	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21.50
88	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	20.64
89	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	20.25
90	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.16
91	BrazilBRASouth America	20.12
92	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	18.74
93	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	18.58
94	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.54
95	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.10
96	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	17.99
97	FijiFJIMelanesia	17.85
98	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	17.76
99	JordanJORWestern Asia	17.53
100	GuyanaGUYSouth America	17.42
101	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	17.08
102	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.02
103	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.86
104	ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.76
105	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	16.73
106	YemenYEMWestern Asia	16.30
107	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	15.74
108	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	15.68
109	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	15.63
110	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	15.41
111	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	15.27
112	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.02
113	ParaguayPRYSouth America	14.81
114	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	14.38
115	PeruPERSouth America	14.10
116	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.00
117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.32
118	BelizeBLZCentral America	13.31
119	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	12.93
120	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	12.11
121	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	11.94
122	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	11.67
123	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	11.23
124	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.03
125	TongaTONPolynesia	10.85
126	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	10.19
127	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	10.05
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.77
129	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	9.76
130	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.68
131	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.56
132	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	9.30
133	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.99
134	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	8.97
135	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	8.37
136	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.34
137	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	7.97
138	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	7.86
139	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	7.78
140	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	7.54
141	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.48
142	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	7.44
143	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	7.30
144	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	6.72
145	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.69
146	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.62
147	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	6.58
148	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.57
149	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	6.49
150	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	6.43
151	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.30
152	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.05
153	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.93
154	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.86
155	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.73
156	KenyaKENEastern Africa	5.51
157	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.36
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.32
159	GuineaGINWestern Africa	5.06
160	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5.01
161	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	4.85
162	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	4.71
163	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.58
164	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.43
165	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.32
166	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.22
167	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.02
168	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	3.98
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.66
170	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.64
171	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.45
172	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.43
173	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.37
174	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	3.10
175	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.99
176	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	2.97
177	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.92
178	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.78
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.45
180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.23
181	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.05
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.98
183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.94
184	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.59
185	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.58
186	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.49
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.04

02In 2016

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg161.83
2Norway113.02
3Ireland106.29
4Macau87.16
5Netherlands85.55

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.54. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
117 · 69rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Luxembourg156.18 → 161.83+5.65
Iraq34.30 → 38.09+3.79
United States Virgin Islands57.57 → 59.98+2.41
Singapore81.30 → 83.68+2.38
Iran20.81 → 23.01+2.20

Fell most

Venezuela37.33 → 30.86−6.47
Equatorial Guinea33.94 → 29.27−4.67
Ireland110.25 → 106.29−3.96
Trinidad and Tobago37.12 → 34.30−2.82
Qatar60.98 → 58.38−2.60

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 2016.
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) (2016). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2016

0621 held

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