Data for 2021

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2021

2021, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2021 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 175.68; Burundi is lowest, at 0.95. The middle country reads 19.82. Against 2020, 186 values changed (93 up, 93 down), the same countries are covered.

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Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2021

HighestLuxembourg

175.68

LowestBurundi

0.95

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

187countries
1measure
2021the 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, 2021, 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, 2021: every country, as published by International Labour Organization (ILO).
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1	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	175.68
2	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	156.41
3	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	120.65
4	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	96.77
5	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	90.61
6	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	90.44
7	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	88.03
8	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	84.77
9	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	84.50
10	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	82.78
11	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	80.20
12	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	79.47
13	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	79.22
14	FranceFRAWestern Europe	78.87
15	United StatesUSANorthern America	76.94
16	ItalyITASouthern Europe	74.22
17	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	72.50
18	GuamGUMMicronesia	71.31
19	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	70.28
20	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	68.23
21	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	68.22
22	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	67.78
23	CanadaCANNorthern America	66.74
24	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	64.46
25	SpainESPSouthern Europe	63.42
=26	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	61.90
=26	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	61.90
28	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	61.19
29	IsraelISRWestern Asia	60.65
30	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	59.37
31	QatarQATWestern Asia	57.33
32	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	54.77
33	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	54.59
34	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	54.09
35	MacauMACEastern Asia	53.58
=36	JapanJPNEastern Asia	52.02
=36	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	52.02
38	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	51.74
39	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	50.56
40	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	50.03
41	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	49.51
42	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	47.70
43	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	46.91
44	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	46.51
45	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	45.52
46	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	44.43
47	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	44.32
48	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	44.08
49	PolandPOLEastern Europe	43.33
50	PanamaPANCentral America	41.76
51	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	40.84
52	IraqIRQWestern Asia	39.03
53	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	38.62
54	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	38.59
55	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	38.22
56	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	36.75
57	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	36.68
58	UruguayURYSouth America	36.21
59	ChileCHLSouth America	35.56
60	OmanOMNWestern Asia	35.46
61	GabonGABMiddle Africa	35.21
62	ArgentinaARGSouth America	34.62
63	GuyanaGUYSouth America	34.19
64	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	33.62
65	BahamasBHSCaribbean	33.30
66	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	32.71
67	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	31.95
68	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	30.95
69	BelarusBLREastern Europe	29.42
70	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	28.71
71	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	28.62
72	Costa RicaCRICentral America	27.52
73	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	27.44
74	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	26.99
75	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	26.30
76	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	26.24
77	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	26.06
78	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	25.27
79	SurinameSURSouth America	24.93
80	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	24.24
81	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	23.96
82	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	23.68
83	IranIRNSouthern Asia	23.13
84	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	22.86
85	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	22.81
86	MexicoMEXCentral America	22.68
87	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.53
88	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	22.45
89	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	22.26
90	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	22.08
91	BrazilBRASouth America	21.35
92	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	20.86
93	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	19.94
94	UkraineUKREastern Europe	19.82
95	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	19.71
96	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	19.42
97	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	19.16
98	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	19.13
99	ColombiaCOLSouth America	18.41
100	JordanJORWestern Asia	18.09
101	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	17.84
102	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	17.74
103	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	17.60
104	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	17.24
105	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	17.18
106	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	17.14
107	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	16.74
108	ParaguayPRYSouth America	16.04
109	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	16.02
110	FijiFJIMelanesia	15.40
111	VenezuelaVENSouth America	15.39
112	PeruPERSouth America	15.27
113	EcuadorECUSouth America	15.21
114	BelizeBLZCentral America	14.61
115	YemenYEMWestern Asia	14.57
116	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	14.25
117	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	14.12
118	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	13.75
119	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	13.58
120	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	13.54
121	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.89
122	TongaTONPolynesia	12.49
123	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	11.90
124	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11.76
125	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	11.43
126	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	11.39
127	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	10.85
128	SamoaWSMPolynesia	10.70
129	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	10.68
130	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	10.38
131	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	10.10
132	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.76
133	BoliviaBOLSouth America	9.25
134	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	9.02
135	NicaraguaNICCentral America	9.00
136	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	8.91
137	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	8.90
138	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	8.77
139	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	8.53
140	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	8.41
=141	HondurasHNDCentral America	7.73
=141	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	7.73
143	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	7.72
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	7.63
145	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	7.14
146	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.89
147	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	6.46
148	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	6.36
149	GuineaGINWestern Africa	6.27
150	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	6.24
151	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	6.12
=152	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	6.08
=152	SenegalSENWestern Africa	6.08
154	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	6.01
=155	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	6.00
=155	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	6.00
157	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	5.78
158	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	5.76
159	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	5.31
160	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	5.27
161	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.20
162	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	5.02
163	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	4.78
164	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	4.60
165	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	4.27
166	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	4.13
167	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	4.09
168	TogoTGOWestern Africa	3.94
169	HaitiHTICaribbean	3.90
170	BeninBENWestern Africa	3.74
171	MaliMLIWestern Africa	3.72
172	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	3.70
173	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	3.52
174	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	3.16
175	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	3.02
176	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	2.86
177	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	2.72
178	EritreaERIEastern Africa	2.71
179	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	2.68
180	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	2.17
181	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.14
182	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.95
183	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	1.82
184	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	1.57
185	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	1.45
186	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	1.40
187	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.95

02In 2021

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Luxembourg175.68
2Ireland156.41
3Norway120.65
4Singapore96.77
5Denmark90.61

Lowest

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 19.82. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032020 → 2021

Since 2020

What changed between 2020 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
186values changed, of 187 in both
93 · 93rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Ireland141.49 → 156.41+14.92
Luxembourg164.68 → 175.68+11.00
Macau44.76 → 53.58+8.82
Singapore91.46 → 96.77+5.31
Malta56.20 → 61.19+4.99

Fell most

Brunei76.35 → 68.23−8.12
Puerto Rico69.82 → 61.90−7.92
Argentina39.23 → 34.62−4.61
Saint Lucia26.62 → 22.26−4.36
Saudi Arabia71.32 → 67.78−3.54

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 2021.
182 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 61.90. 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) (2021). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2021 [data set], describing 2021. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2021

0621 held

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07Questions