Data for 2013
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013
2013, as ILO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013 covers 187 countries. Luxembourg is highest, at 166.16; Burundi is lowest, at 1.11. The middle country reads 18.55. Against 2012, 185 values changed (140 up, 45 down), the same countries are covered.
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked · Data for 2013
HighestLuxembourg
166.16LowestBurundi
1.11Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013, as published. ILO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 187 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | LUXWestern Europe | 166.16 |
| 2 | MACEastern Asia | 115.89 |
| 3 | NORNorthern Europe | 109.67 |
| 4 | IRLNorthern Europe | 86.19 |
| 5 | NLDWestern Europe | 84.34 |
| 6 | DNKNorthern Europe | 82.62 |
| 7 | PRICaribbean | 81.33 |
| 8 | BELWestern Europe | 80.97 |
| 9 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 78.45 |
| 10 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 78.00 |
| 11 | AUTWestern Europe | 76.29 |
| 12 | CHEWestern Europe | 75.96 |
| 13 | SWENorthern Europe | 74.97 |
| 14 | FINNorthern Europe | 74.14 |
| 15 | FRAWestern Europe | 73.98 |
| 16 | GUMMicronesia | 73.69 |
| 17 | ITASouthern Europe | 73.61 |
| 18 | DEUWestern Europe | 72.43 |
| 19 | NCLMelanesia | 72.10 |
| 20 | SAUWestern Asia | 70.74 |
| 21 | USANorthern America | 68.81 |
| 22 | QATWestern Asia | 67.37 |
| 23 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 65.17 |
| 24 | GBRNorthern Europe | 64.06 |
| 25 | CANNorthern America | 61.97 |
| 26 | ESPSouthern Europe | 61.80 |
| 27 | ISLNorthern Europe | 58.72 |
| 28 | VIRCaribbean | 58.70 |
| 29 | ISRWestern Asia | 51.05 |
| 30 | HKGEastern Asia | 50.70 |
| 31 | MLTSouthern Europe | 50.53 |
| 32 | JPNEastern Asia | 49.49 |
| 33 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 48.74 |
| 34 | TWNEastern Asia | 48.27 |
| 35 | PYFPolynesia | 48.13 |
| 36 | KWTWestern Asia | 47.36 |
| 37 | GRCSouthern Europe | 47.00 |
| 38 | SVNSouthern Europe | 46.29 |
| 39 | PRTSouthern Europe | 45.49 |
| 40 | BHRWestern Asia | 45.18 |
| 41 | CZEEastern Europe | 44.90 |
| 42 | VENSouth America | 42.15 |
| 43 | HRVSouthern Europe | 41.52 |
| 44 | LTUNorthern Europe | 40.55 |
| 45 | AREWestern Asia | 40.36 |
| 46 | ESTNorthern Europe | 40.26 |
| 47 | GNQMiddle Africa | 40.13 |
| 48 | SVKEastern Europe | 37.59 |
| 49 | RUSEastern Europe | 36.53 |
| 50 | HUNEastern Europe | 36.50 |
| 51 | KOREastern Asia | 36.18 |
| 52 | TTOCaribbean | 36.12 |
| 53 | BHSCaribbean | 36.09 |
| 54 | ARGSouth America | 35.97 |
| 55 | GABMiddle Africa | 35.94 |
| 56 | POLEastern Europe | 34.91 |
| 57 | IRQWestern Asia | 34.44 |
| 58 | ROUEastern Europe | 34.28 |
| 59 | OMNWestern Asia | 33.83 |
| 60 | LVANorthern Europe | 33.71 |
| 61 | CYPWestern Asia | 32.77 |
| 62 | URYSouth America | 31.93 |
| 63 | KAZCentral Asia | 30.30 |
| 64 | PANCentral America | 30.18 |
| 65 | SURSouth America | 29.45 |
| 66 | CHLSouth America | 29.34 |
| 67 | TURWestern Asia | 28.30 |
| 68 | BLREastern Europe | 27.90 |
| 69 | BGREastern Europe | 27.59 |
| 70 | MNESouthern Europe | 27.21 |
| 71 | LBYNorthern Africa | 26.13 |
| 72 | MKDSouthern Europe | 25.60 |
| 73 | SRBSouthern Europe | 24.76 |
| 74 | AZEWestern Asia | 24.49 |
| 75 | DZANorthern Africa | 24.19 |
| 76 | MUSEastern Africa | 24.10 |
| =77 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 23.70 |
| =77 | LCACaribbean | 23.70 |
| 79 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 23.29 |
| 80 | MEXCentral America | 22.89 |
| 81 | CUBCaribbean | 21.77 |
| 82 | LBNWestern Asia | 21.34 |
| 83 | CRICentral America | 21.12 |
| 84 | BRASouth America | 20.87 |
| 85 | IRNSouthern Asia | 20.78 |
| 86 | JORWestern Asia | 20.72 |
| 87 | BWASouthern Africa | 20.71 |
| 88 | EGYNorthern Africa | 19.89 |
| 89 | BRBCaribbean | 19.83 |
| 90 | DOMCaribbean | 19.81 |
| 91 | BIHSouthern Europe | 19.70 |
| 92 | UKREastern Europe | 19.49 |
| 93 | NAMSouthern Africa | 18.95 |
| 94 | MDVSouthern Asia | 18.55 |
| 95 | TKMCentral Asia | 18.18 |
| 96 | DJIEastern Africa | 17.81 |
| 97 | TUNNorthern Africa | 17.48 |
| 98 | YEMWestern Asia | 17.18 |
| 99 | STPMiddle Africa | 16.86 |
| 100 | GEOWestern Asia | 16.85 |
| 101 | ALBSouthern Europe | 16.57 |
| =102 | GUYSouth America | 16.50 |
| =102 | VCTCaribbean | 16.50 |
| 104 | ECUSouth America | 16.24 |
| 105 | COLSouth America | 15.73 |
| 106 | SYRWestern Asia | 15.54 |
| 107 | ARMWestern Asia | 15.49 |
| 108 | SWZSouthern Africa | 15.48 |
| 109 | PSEWestern Asia | 15.14 |
| 110 | FJIMelanesia | 14.84 |
| 111 | LKASouthern Asia | 14.37 |
| 112 | BLZCentral America | 14.18 |
| 113 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 14.04 |
| 114 | AGOMiddle Africa | 13.86 |
| 115 | GTMCentral America | 13.47 |
| 116 | MRTWestern Africa | 13.26 |
| 117 | PRYSouth America | 13.21 |
| 118 | PERSouth America | 13.07 |
| 119 | MNGEastern Asia | 12.59 |
| 120 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 11.30 |
| 121 | MARNorthern Africa | 10.87 |
| 122 | COGMiddle Africa | 10.85 |
| 123 | SLVCentral America | 10.52 |
| 124 | JAMCaribbean | 10.40 |
| 125 | CHNEastern Asia | 9.78 |
| 126 | TONPolynesia | 9.54 |
| 127 | BTNSouthern Asia | 9.36 |
| 128 | MDAEastern Europe | 9.03 |
| 129 | BOLSouth America | 8.86 |
| 130 | WSMPolynesia | 8.83 |
| 131 | UZBCentral Asia | 8.68 |
| 132 | CPVWestern Africa | 8.56 |
| 133 | NICCentral America | 8.53 |
| 134 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 8.42 |
| 135 | HNDCentral America | 7.82 |
| 136 | KGZCentral Asia | 7.48 |
| 137 | GHAWestern Africa | 7.47 |
| 138 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.43 |
| 139 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 7.09 |
| 140 | SENWestern Africa | 7.03 |
| 141 | NPLSouthern Asia | 7.01 |
| 142 | AFGSouthern Asia | 6.98 |
| 143 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 6.96 |
| 144 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 6.74 |
| 145 | INDSouthern Asia | 6.57 |
| =146 | NGAWestern Africa | 6.24 |
| =146 | VUTMelanesia | 6.24 |
| =148 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.07 |
| =148 | ZMBEastern Africa | 6.07 |
| 150 | PNGMelanesia | 5.87 |
| 151 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.86 |
| 152 | TCDMiddle Africa | 5.70 |
| 153 | GMBWestern Africa | 5.67 |
| 154 | TJKCentral Asia | 5.62 |
| 155 | BGDSouthern Asia | 5.54 |
| 156 | COMEastern Africa | 5.46 |
| 157 | SSDEastern Africa | 5.42 |
| 158 | KENEastern Africa | 5.30 |
| 159 | CMRMiddle Africa | 5.24 |
| 160 | SOMEastern Africa | 5.23 |
| 161 | ZWEEastern Africa | 4.92 |
| 162 | GINWestern Africa | 4.51 |
| 163 | SLEWestern Africa | 4.43 |
| 164 | HTICaribbean | 4.34 |
| 165 | RWAEastern Africa | 3.91 |
| 166 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 3.81 |
| 167 | UGAEastern Africa | 3.60 |
| =168 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.48 |
| =168 | TZAEastern Africa | 3.48 |
| 170 | BENWestern Africa | 3.40 |
| 171 | TGOWestern Africa | 3.39 |
| 172 | LSOSouthern Africa | 3.31 |
| 173 | MLIWestern Africa | 3.14 |
| 174 | SLBMelanesia | 3.10 |
| 175 | GNBWestern Africa | 2.84 |
| 176 | MWIEastern Africa | 2.74 |
| 177 | ERIEastern Africa | 2.51 |
| 178 | ETHEastern Africa | 2.44 |
| 179 | MOZEastern Africa | 2.22 |
| 180 | BFAWestern Africa | 2.15 |
| 181 | MDGEastern Africa | 1.95 |
| =182 | CODMiddle Africa | 1.86 |
| =182 | NERWestern Africa | 1.86 |
| 184 | LBRWestern Africa | 1.74 |
| 185 | PRKEastern Asia | 1.56 |
| 186 | CAFMiddle Africa | 1.35 |
| 187 | BDIEastern Africa | 1.11 |
02In 2013
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Luxembourg166.16
- 2
Macau115.89
- 3
Norway109.67
- 4
Ireland86.19
- 5
Netherlands84.34
Lowest
- 187
Burundi1.11
- 186
Central African Republic1.35
- 185
North Korea1.56
- 184
Liberia1.74
- 182
Nigershared1.86
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 18.55. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032012 → 2013
Since 2012
What changed between 2012 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 185values changed, of 187 in both
- 140 · 45rose · fell
- 2unchanged
Rose most
Macau108.99 → 115.89+6.90
Luxembourg161.71 → 166.16+4.45
Singapore75.60 → 78.45+2.85
Türkiye26.28 → 28.30+2.02
Botswana18.86 → 20.71+1.85
Fell most
Libya32.52 → 26.13−6.39
Equatorial Guinea43.89 → 40.13−3.76
Saudi Arabia73.87 → 70.74−3.13
Brunei80.77 → 78.00−2.77
Kuwait49.45 → 47.36−2.09
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.
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 2013.
181 distinct values among 187
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 23.70. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
ILO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 187 countries has every column.
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International Labour Organization (ILO) (2013). Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013 [data set], describing 2013. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/productivity-per-hour/2013
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07Questions
Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013: questions and answers
Which country has the highest labour productivity per hour in Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013?
Luxembourg, at 166.16, of the 187 countries in the file.
What year does Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013 describe?
2013.
How many countries does Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013 cover?
187.
Where can I download Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2013 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Labour Productivity per Hour Worked, 2025.