Data for 2017

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2017

2017, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2017 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 160.99; Burundi is lowest, at 1.02. The middle country reads 19.20. Against 2016, 186 values changed (138 up, 48 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2017

HighestLuxembourg

160.99

LowestBurundi

1.02

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

187countries
1measure
2017the 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, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	160.99
2	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	116.06
3	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	112.26
4	MacauMACEastern Asia	94.74
5	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	87.60
6	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	86.76
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	86.21
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	83.21
9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	80.01
10	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	78.26
11	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	78.22
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	77.96
13	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	77.93
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	76.39
15	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	75.82
16	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	74.07
17	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.49
18	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	71.88
19	GuamGUMMicronesia	71.84
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	70.47
21	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	69.47
22	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	67.72
23	CanadaCANNorthern America	65.10
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	64.72
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	63.36
26	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	60.29
27	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	59.44
28	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	58.34
29	QatarQATWestern Asia	56.35
30	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	56.31
31	IsraelISRWestern Asia	52.79
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	52.60
33	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	51.94
34	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	50.77
35	JapanJPNEastern Asia	50.69
36	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	49.83
37	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	48.65
38	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	45.78
39	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	45.62
40	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	45.09
41	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	44.32
42	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	44.20
43	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	43.92
44	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	40.64
45	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	39.92
46	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	39.57
47	IraqIRQWestern Asia	39.17
48	PolandPOLEastern Europe	38.42
49	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	38.39
50	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	38.33
51	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	38.07
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	37.16
53	ArgentinaARGSouth America	37.14
54	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	36.87
55	PanamaPANCentral America	35.81
56	UruguayURYSouth America	35.30
57	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.63
58	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	33.42
59	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	32.84
60	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	32.70
61	BahamasBHSCaribbean	32.65
62	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32.55
63	OmanOMNWestern Asia	30.72
64	ChileCHLSouth America	30.03
65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	28.91
66	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	28.37
67	SurinameSURSouth America	28.11
68	BelarusBLREastern Europe	27.46
69	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	27.35
70	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	26.86
71	VenezuelaVENSouth America	26.78
72	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	26.73
73	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	26.52
74	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	26.02
75	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	24.25
76	Costa RicaCRICentral America	24.04
77	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	24.01
78	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.70
79	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	23.36
80	MexicoMEXCentral America	23.02
81	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	22.96
82	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	22.90
83	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.80
84	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	22.71
85	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	22.42
86	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	22.16
87	IranIRNSouthern Asia	22.05
88	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	21.67
89	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	21.39
90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	21.07
91	BrazilBRASouth America	20.62
92	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.39
93	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	19.43
94	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	19.20
95	FijiFJIMelanesia	18.78
96	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	18.60
97	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.54
98	GuyanaGUYSouth America	18.02
99	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	17.99
100	JordanJORWestern Asia	17.51
101	UkraineUKREastern Europe	17.41
102	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.13
103	ColombiaCOLSouth America	16.90
104	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.79
105	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	16.48
106	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	16.45
107	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	16.38
108	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	16.27
109	YemenYEMWestern Asia	15.70
110	ParaguayPRYSouth America	15.39
111	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.34
112	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	15.05
113	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	14.93
114	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	14.66
115	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.58
116	PeruPERSouth America	13.87
117	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.56
118	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	13.04
119	BelizeBLZCentral America	12.66
120	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	12.49
121	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.35
122	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	12.28
=123	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	11.29
=123	TongaTONPolynesia	11.29
125	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.22
126	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	10.88
127	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	10.32
128	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.08
129	BoliviaBOLSouth America	10.01
130	SamoaWSMPolynesia	9.89
131	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.42
132	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.37
133	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	9.34
134	NicaraguaNICCentral America	9.14
135	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	8.89
136	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	8.76
137	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	8.70
138	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	8.21
139	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	8.15
140	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.03
141	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.66
142	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	7.38
143	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	7.20
144	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.89
145	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	6.86
=146	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	6.77
=146	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.77
148	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	6.67
149	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.66
150	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	6.55
151	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.52
152	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	6.31
153	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.98
154	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.88
155	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	5.84
156	KenyaKENEastern Africa	5.79
157	GuineaGINWestern Africa	5.45
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.41
=159	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	5.17
=159	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	5.17
161	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.14
162	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	4.76
163	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.62
164	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	4.48
165	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.34
166	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.28
167	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.05
168	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	4.03
169	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.74
170	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.63
171	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.56
172	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.53
173	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.42
174	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	3.35
175	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	3.06
=176	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	2.96
=176	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.96
178	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.46
179	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.40
180	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.28
181	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.05
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	2.00
183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.95
184	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.57
185	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.53
186	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.52
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.02

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg160.99
2Norway116.06
3Ireland112.26
4Macau94.74
5Denmark87.60

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 19.20. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
138 · 48rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Macau87.16 → 94.74+7.58
Ireland106.29 → 112.26+5.97
Libya18.58 → 24.01+5.43
Malta53.84 → 58.34+4.50
Singapore83.68 → 86.76+3.08

Fell most

Venezuela30.86 → 26.78−4.08
Kuwait41.97 → 38.33−3.64
Equatorial Guinea29.27 → 26.73−2.54
Puerto Rico78.24 → 75.82−2.42
Qatar58.38 → 56.35−2.03

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

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 2017.
183 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 11.29. 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) (2017). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2017

0621 held

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