Productivity vs. GDP per capita, 2019

Productivity is measured as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of work. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.

GDP per capita$10,000$100,000$5,000$20,000$50,000Productivity:outputperhourworkedChinaChinaIndiaIndiaUnited StatesUnited StatesIndonesiaIndonesiaPakistanPakistanRussiaRussiaJapanJapanMexicoMexicoPhilippinesPhilippinesGermanyGermanyArgentinaArgentinaLithuaniaLithuaniaSingaporeSingaporeAfricaAsiaEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaSouth America1.4B1.4B600M600MDots sized byPopulation(historicalestimates)

Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by World Bank; Feenstra et al. (2015), Penn World Table (2021)

Note: This data is expressed in international-$ at 2017 prices, using multiple benchmark years to adjust for differences in the cost of living between countries over time.