Data for 2019

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2019

2019, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2019 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 157.28; Burundi is lowest, at 0.98. The middle country reads 19.13. Against 2018, 186 values changed (129 up, 57 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2019

HighestLuxembourg

157.28

LowestBurundi

0.98

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

187countries
1measure
2019the year it describes
182distinct 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, 2019, 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, 2019: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
derived
1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	157.28
2	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	119.03
3	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	115.68
4	MacauMACEastern Asia	95.49
5	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	88.75
6	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	88.59
7	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	86.88
8	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	84.69
9	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	80.86
10	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	80.83
11	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	80.44
12	FranceFRAWestern Europe	79.75
13	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	77.86
14	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	76.87
15	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	75.70
16	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	75.58
17	GuamGUMMicronesia	74.29
18	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	72.52
19	ItalyITASouthern Europe	72.15
20	United StatesUSANorthern America	71.38
21	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	70.83
22	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	69.74
23	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	68.30
24	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	68.04
25	CanadaCANNorthern America	66.09
26	SpainESPSouthern Europe	63.15
27	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	62.35
28	QatarQATWestern Asia	57.29
29	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	57.01
30	IsraelISRWestern Asia	55.78
31	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	55.44
32	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	55.38
33	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	53.96
34	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	53.00
35	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	52.94
36	JapanJPNEastern Asia	51.25
37	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	48.65
38	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	48.04
39	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	47.58
40	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	47.32
41	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	46.92
42	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	46.91
43	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	45.60
44	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	43.47
45	PolandPOLEastern Europe	42.97
46	IraqIRQWestern Asia	42.82
47	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	41.94
48	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	41.93
49	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	40.66
50	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	39.66
51	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	39.62
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	39.52
53	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	37.60
54	PanamaPANCentral America	37.00
55	UruguayURYSouth America	36.53
56	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	35.65
57	ArgentinaARGSouth America	35.33
58	GabonGABMiddle Africa	34.29
59	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	33.81
60	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	33.56
61	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	32.55
62	BahamasBHSCaribbean	32.13
63	OmanOMNWestern Asia	31.67
64	ChileCHLSouth America	30.75
65	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	29.83
66	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	29.66
67	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	29.10
68	SurinameSURSouth America	28.85
69	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	28.46
70	BelarusBLREastern Europe	28.31
71	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	27.75
72	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	26.19
73	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	25.51
74	Costa RicaCRICentral America	25.09
75	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	24.96
76	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	24.26
77	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	24.18
78	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	23.45
79	CubaCUBCaribbean	23.41
80	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	23.03
81	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	22.92
82	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	22.76
83	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	22.72
84	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22.55
=85	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	22.50
=85	MexicoMEXCentral America	22.50
87	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	22.23
88	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	21.70
89	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	20.86
90	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	20.67
91	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	20.60
92	BrazilBRASouth America	20.55
93	IranIRNSouthern Asia	20.24
94	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	19.13
95	FijiFJIMelanesia	18.98
96	GuyanaGUYSouth America	18.95
=97	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	18.78
=97	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	18.78
99	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	18.76
100	UkraineUKREastern Europe	18.58
101	VenezuelaVENSouth America	18.27
102	ColombiaCOLSouth America	17.68
103	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	17.52
104	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.51
105	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	17.45
106	JordanJORWestern Asia	17.28
107	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.32
108	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	15.85
109	ParaguayPRYSouth America	15.63
110	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.25
111	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	15.21
112	YemenYEMWestern Asia	15.07
113	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	15.02
114	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.78
115	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	14.58
116	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	14.11
117	PeruPERSouth America	14.09
118	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	13.88
119	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	13.24
120	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.61
121	BelizeBLZCentral America	12.57
122	TongaTONPolynesia	11.63
123	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11.58
124	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	11.44
125	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.25
126	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	11.06
127	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	10.91
128	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	10.88
129	SamoaWSMPolynesia	10.74
130	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	10.62
131	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	9.95
132	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	9.89
133	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.84
134	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	9.10
135	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.05
136	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.92
137	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	8.75
=138	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	8.57
=138	NicaraguaNICCentral America	8.57
140	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	8.23
141	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	7.89
142	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	7.73
143	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.47
144	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	7.36
145	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.29
146	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	7.15
147	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	7.07
148	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.90
149	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	6.68
150	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.62
151	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.53
152	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	6.41
153	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	6.37
154	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6.14
=155	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	6.04
=155	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.04
157	GuineaGINWestern Africa	5.93
158	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.43
=159	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.38
=159	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.38
161	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	5.11
162	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	5.03
163	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.94
164	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.83
165	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.34
166	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	4.27
167	HaitiHTICaribbean	4.18
168	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	4.16
169	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.87
170	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.82
171	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	3.78
172	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.63
173	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.60
174	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.49
175	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	3.15
176	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.04
177	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.88
178	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.80
179	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.39
180	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.32
181	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.15
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	2.11
183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.98
184	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.58
185	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.47
186	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.45
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.98

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg157.28
2Ireland119.03
3Norway115.68
4Macau95.49
5Denmark88.75

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 19.13. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
129 · 57rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

United States Virgin Islands68.64 → 75.70+7.06
United Kingdom64.69 → 68.04+3.35
Guam71.67 → 74.29+2.62
Ireland116.49 → 119.03+2.54
Iraq40.34 → 42.82+2.48

Fell most

Venezuela23.00 → 18.27−4.73
Macau98.97 → 95.49−3.48
Libya25.40 → 22.23−3.17
Malta58.30 → 55.44−2.86
Iran21.99 → 20.24−1.75

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 2019.
182 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 22.50. 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) (2019). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2019

0621 held

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