Production and income
branch GDP per hour worked
US dollars, current prices and PPPs, 2008
  2008
Luxembourg 78   78.00 
Norway 75   75.00 
Netherlands 56   56.00 
Ireland 55   55.00 
United States 55   55.00 
Belgium 54   54.00 
France 53   53.00 
Germany 50   50.00 
G7 49   49.00 
Austria 46   46.00 
Sweden 46   46.00 
Euro area 46   46.00 
Switzerland 45   45.00 
United Kingdom 45   45.00 
Denmark 44   44.00 
Finland 44   44.00 
Australia 44   44.00 
Canada 43   43.00 
OECD total 42   42.00 
Spain 42   42.00 
Italy 41   41.00 
Japan 38   38.00 
Iceland 37   37.00 
Israel 34   34.00 
Greece 32   32.00 
Slovak Republic 30   30.00 
New Zealand 30   30.00 
Slovenia 29   29.00 
Portugal 28   28.00 
Korea 25   25.00 
Turkey 24   24.00 
Hungary 24   24.00 
Czech Republic 24   24.00 
Estonia 22   22.00 
Poland 21   21.00 
Mexico 19   19.00 
Chile 16   16.00 

Definition

Labour productivity is measured as GDP per hour worked. The estimates shown here are based on OECD Annual National Accounts data on GDP at current prices, converted to a common currency using OECD Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for 2008.

Differences in GDP per capita levels vis-à-vis the United States can be decomposed into differences in labour productivity levels and differences in the extent of labour utilisation, measured as the number of hours worked per capita.

For more statistics on economic, environmental and social issues visit online the OECD Factbook 2010.