output · indicator
Estimated labour productivity growth.
Global · 2024
Baseline · 2025
How it’s forecast
Productivity uses a weighted composite model with a 7-year lookback, 55% recent-data weight, 80% confidence band, and horizons of 1, 3, 5, 10 years.
Why it matters
Higher readings are generally healthier for this metric.
Trajectory
Before consensus
Countries whose latest reading deviates most from their own recent trend.
Rankings
By country
Observed history with a baseline / optimistic / pessimistic forecast for the largest current readings.
Forecast
Per-country latest reading and baseline forecast across horizons.
| Country | Latest | Year | 1y | 3y | 5y | 10y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | -0.49% | 2023 | 0.22% | 1.84% | 3.47% | 7.53% |
| Albania | 5.23% | 2024 | 4.68% | 3.90% | 3.12% | 1.17% |
| Algeria | 2.67% | 2024 | 3.36% | 5.01% | 6.67% | 10.81% |
| Angola | 0.87% | 2024 | 2.05% | 4.89% | 7.73% | 14.84% |
| Argentina | -0.68% | 2024 | -0.81% | -0.86% | -0.92% | -1.05% |
| Armenia | 3.21% | 2024 | 3.07% | 2.61% | 2.16% | 1.01% |
| Australia | -0.12% | 2024 | 0.13% | 0.59% | 1.06% | 2.23% |
| Austria | -0.75% | 2024 | -1.93% | -4.44% | -6.94% | -10.00% |
| Azerbaijan | 3.59% | 2024 | 2.79% | 1.45% | 0.11% | -3.25% |
| Bahamas, The | 3.02% | 2024 | 1.63% | -0.88% | -3.39% | -9.66% |
| Bahrain | 1.73% | 2024 | 1.46% | 0.95% | 0.45% | -0.82% |
| Bangladesh | 6.19% | 2024 | 6.60% | 7.66% | 8.71% | 11.36% |
| Barbados | 2.10% | 2024 | 2.35% | 3.10% | 3.84% | 5.71% |
| Belarus | 4.57% | 2024 | 5.27% | 7.02% | 8.78% | 13.18% |
| Belgium | -0.03% | 2024 | -0.76% | -2.28% | -3.81% | -7.62% |
| Belize | 3.30% | 2024 | 2.87% | 2.11% | 1.36% | -0.54% |
| Benin | 4.33% | 2024 | 4.67% | 5.54% | 6.42% | 8.60% |
| Bhutan | -2.79% | 2023 | -0.08% | 4.93% | 9.94% | 15.00% |
| Bolivia | -2.65% | 2024 | -2.47% | -2.07% | -1.68% | -0.69% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.85% | 2024 | 3.06% | 1.70% | 0.34% | -3.06% |
| Botswana | -4.65% | 2024 | -7.18% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Brazil | 0.71% | 2024 | 1.11% | 1.93% | 2.76% | 4.82% |
| Brunei | 3.18% | 2024 | 4.59% | 7.95% | 11.32% | 15.00% |
| Bulgaria | 4.40% | 2024 | 3.57% | 2.06% | 0.55% | -3.23% |
| Burkina Faso | 2.89% | 2024 | 2.44% | 1.61% | 0.78% | -1.30% |
| Burundi | 0.63% | 2024 | 0.83% | 1.34% | 1.85% | 3.13% |
| Cabo Verde | 5.71% | 2024 | 5.75% | 6.24% | 6.73% | 7.94% |
| Cambodia | 4.18% | 2024 | 4.05% | 3.99% | 3.93% | 3.78% |
| Cameroon | 0.34% | 2024 | 0.08% | -0.49% | -1.06% | -2.48% |
| Canada | 0.31% | 2024 | 0.01% | -0.56% | -1.13% | -2.55% |
| Central African Republic | -2.13% | 2024 | -2.59% | -3.83% | -5.07% | -8.17% |
| Chad | -1.90% | 2024 | -1.89% | -2.01% | -2.13% | -2.43% |
| Chile | -0.01% | 2024 | -1.11% | -3.47% | -5.84% | -10.00% |
| China | 5.77% | 2024 | 5.69% | 5.56% | 5.43% | 5.11% |
| Colombia | 0.46% | 2024 | -0.73% | -3.21% | -5.70% | -10.00% |
| Comoros | 0.99% | 2024 | 1.98% | 4.33% | 6.68% | 12.57% |
| Congo | -0.54% | 2024 | 0.15% | 1.86% | 3.57% | 7.84% |
| Costa Rica | 0.10% | 2024 | 0.48% | 0.93% | 1.37% | 2.48% |
| Croatia | 1.98% | 2024 | 0.57% | -2.37% | -5.31% | -10.00% |
| Cyprus | 3.08% | 2024 | 2.15% | 0.38% | -1.38% | -5.79% |
| Czechia | 0.23% | 2024 | -1.07% | -3.74% | -6.41% | -10.00% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 2.80% | 2024 | 3.01% | 3.51% | 4.02% | 5.28% |
| DR Congo | 2.56% | 2024 | 2.82% | 3.40% | 3.97% | 5.42% |
| Denmark | 0.99% | 2024 | 0.52% | -0.31% | -1.15% | -3.25% |
| Djibouti | 4.85% | 2024 | 5.59% | 7.33% | 9.07% | 13.42% |
| Dominican Republic | 2.74% | 2024 | 1.47% | -1.01% | -3.48% | -9.67% |
| Ecuador | -3.68% | 2024 | -3.66% | -4.08% | -4.51% | -5.57% |
| Egypt | 0.22% | 2024 | -0.01% | -0.65% | -1.29% | -2.88% |
| El Salvador | 1.28% | 2024 | 0.63% | -0.59% | -1.82% | -4.90% |
| Equatorial Guinea | -1.34% | 2024 | -1.17% | -0.33% | 0.52% | 2.64% |
| Estonia | 0.92% | 2024 | -0.43% | -3.05% | -5.67% | -10.00% |
| Eswatini | 1.56% | 2024 | 0.69% | -1.18% | -3.05% | -7.72% |
| Ethiopia | 4.31% | 2024 | 4.25% | 4.10% | 3.94% | 3.56% |
| Fiji | 2.62% | 2024 | 4.28% | 7.79% | 11.31% | 15.00% |
| Finland | 1.49% | 2024 | 1.65% | 2.24% | 2.83% | 4.30% |
| France | 1.16% | 2024 | 0.80% | 0.24% | -0.33% | -1.76% |
| Gabon | 1.18% | 2024 | 1.91% | 3.61% | 5.31% | 9.55% |
| Gambia, The | 2.44% | 2024 | 2.48% | 2.58% | 2.68% | 2.93% |
| Georgia | 9.31% | 2024 | 8.39% | 6.92% | 5.45% | 1.77% |
| Germany | -0.23% | 2024 | -1.00% | -2.61% | -4.21% | -8.21% |
| Ghana | 3.06% | 2024 | 2.42% | 1.06% | -0.29% | -3.67% |
| Greece | -0.48% | 2024 | -1.63% | -3.99% | -6.35% | -10.00% |
| Guatemala | 1.31% | 2024 | 1.64% | 2.27% | 2.89% | 4.46% |
| Guinea | 2.29% | 2024 | 2.31% | 2.29% | 2.28% | 2.24% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1.20% | 2024 | 1.52% | 2.18% | 2.83% | 4.46% |
| Guyana | 41.47% | 2024 | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| Haiti | -4.87% | 2024 | -5.06% | -5.70% | -6.34% | -7.93% |
| Honduras | -0.15% | 2024 | -0.96% | -2.89% | -4.82% | -9.64% |
| Hong Kong | 3.17% | 2024 | 2.66% | 1.94% | 1.22% | -0.57% |
| Hungary | 1.12% | 2024 | -0.15% | -2.80% | -5.46% | -10.00% |
| Iceland | -1.99% | 2024 | -2.77% | -4.70% | -6.64% | -10.00% |
| India | 3.17% | 2024 | 3.17% | 3.27% | 3.38% | 3.65% |
| Indonesia | 3.66% | 2024 | 3.53% | 3.45% | 3.38% | 3.19% |
| Iran | 2.69% | 2024 | 2.74% | 3.03% | 3.33% | 4.06% |
| Iraq | -4.16% | 2024 | -5.28% | -7.82% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Ireland | 2.29% | 2024 | -0.04% | -4.82% | -9.60% | -10.00% |
| Israel | -1.12% | 2024 | -2.92% | -6.85% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Italy | -0.33% | 2024 | -1.91% | -5.16% | -8.41% | -10.00% |
| Jamaica | -0.87% | 2024 | -1.44% | -2.57% | -3.70% | -6.54% |
| Japan | -0.44% | 2024 | -0.73% | -1.34% | -1.94% | -3.45% |
| Jordan | 1.05% | 2024 | -0.08% | -2.12% | -4.15% | -9.25% |
| Kazakhstan | 3.14% | 2024 | 3.16% | 3.36% | 3.55% | 4.04% |
| Kenya | 1.85% | 2024 | 1.32% | 0.09% | -1.14% | -4.21% |
| Kuwait | -3.28% | 2024 | -4.17% | -6.07% | -7.98% | -10.00% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 5.64% | 2024 | 7.27% | 10.94% | 14.62% | 15.00% |
| Laos | 2.19% | 2024 | 3.06% | 5.11% | 7.17% | 12.30% |
| Latvia | 1.28% | 2024 | -0.35% | -3.65% | -6.94% | -10.00% |
| Lebanon | -2.08% | 2023 | 0.15% | 4.70% | 9.25% | 15.00% |
| Lesotho | 1.14% | 2024 | 1.29% | 1.89% | 2.50% | 4.01% |
| Liberia | 1.07% | 2024 | 1.32% | 2.06% | 2.80% | 4.65% |
| Libya | 1.06% | 2024 | -1.16% | -5.19% | -9.22% | -10.00% |
| Lithuania | 1.62% | 2024 | 0.75% | -1.08% | -2.90% | -7.46% |
| Luxembourg | -0.34% | 2024 | -0.70% | -1.33% | -1.96% | -3.52% |
| Macao | 5.92% | 2024 | 10.95% | 15.00% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| Madagascar | 1.16% | 2024 | 1.23% | 1.57% | 1.92% | 2.78% |
| Malawi | -1.78% | 2024 | -3.57% | -7.33% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Malaysia | 3.26% | 2024 | 3.49% | 4.21% | 4.93% | 6.73% |
| Maldives | 3.03% | 2024 | -0.58% | -7.61% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Mali | 1.38% | 2024 | 1.83% | 2.83% | 3.83% | 6.33% |
| Malta | 3.42% | 2024 | 3.15% | 2.93% | 2.71% | 2.16% |
| Mauritania | 2.65% | 2024 | 3.66% | 5.96% | 8.26% | 14.00% |
| Mauritius | 5.35% | 2024 | 4.66% | 3.80% | 2.93% | 0.76% |
| Mexico | 0.10% | 2024 | 0.46% | 1.29% | 2.13% | 4.21% |
| Moldova | 0.07% | 2024 | -1.17% | -4.01% | -6.84% | -10.00% |
| Mongolia | 4.01% | 2024 | 4.43% | 5.53% | 6.63% | 9.38% |
| Montenegro | 3.56% | 2024 | 1.53% | -2.25% | -6.03% | -10.00% |
| Morocco | 2.69% | 2024 | 2.55% | 2.48% | 2.40% | 2.21% |
| Mozambique | -1.24% | 2024 | -1.24% | -1.41% | -1.57% | -1.98% |
| Myanmar | -1.90% | 2024 | -2.19% | -3.05% | -3.91% | -6.06% |
| Namibia | 0.97% | 2024 | 1.51% | 2.96% | 4.40% | 8.01% |
| Nepal | 3.65% | 2024 | 3.83% | 4.33% | 4.83% | 6.09% |
| Netherlands | 0.81% | 2024 | -0.28% | -2.40% | -4.53% | -9.84% |
| New Zealand | 1.68% | 2024 | 1.31% | 0.69% | 0.08% | -1.46% |
| Nicaragua | 1.64% | 2024 | 1.21% | 0.54% | -0.13% | -1.80% |
| Niger | 5.98% | 2024 | 7.26% | 10.55% | 13.85% | 15.00% |
| Nigeria | 1.05% | 2024 | 1.63% | 3.20% | 4.77% | 8.69% |
| North Macedonia | 0.94% | 2024 | 0.54% | -0.26% | -1.07% | -3.08% |
| Norway | 1.36% | 2024 | 1.03% | 0.51% | -0.00% | -1.30% |
| Oman | -3.42% | 2024 | -5.26% | -9.47% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Pakistan | 1.34% | 2024 | 0.71% | -0.50% | -1.70% | -4.72% |
| Panama | 1.22% | 2024 | -0.37% | -3.64% | -6.92% | -10.00% |
| Papua New Guinea | 1.45% | 2024 | 2.53% | 5.02% | 7.50% | 13.72% |
| Paraguay | 3.28% | 2024 | 4.05% | 5.94% | 7.83% | 12.55% |
| Peru | 1.81% | 2024 | 1.50% | 0.99% | 0.48% | -0.81% |
| Philippines | 3.78% | 2024 | 4.34% | 5.80% | 7.26% | 10.90% |
| Poland | 4.11% | 2024 | 3.35% | 1.92% | 0.49% | -3.08% |
| Portugal | 1.12% | 2024 | 0.29% | -1.35% | -2.99% | -7.11% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 1.50% | 2024 | 2.79% | 5.84% | 8.88% | 15.00% |
| Qatar | -4.61% | 2024 | -7.27% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Romania | 1.11% | 2024 | 0.30% | -1.60% | -3.50% | -8.26% |
| Russia | 4.09% | 2024 | 4.23% | 4.80% | 5.36% | 6.77% |
| Rwanda | 4.97% | 2024 | 1.75% | -4.51% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Samoa | 4.43% | 2024 | 6.60% | 10.93% | 15.00% | 15.00% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | -1.36% | 2024 | -1.45% | -1.75% | -2.04% | -2.77% |
| Saudi Arabia | -3.27% | 2024 | -5.77% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Senegal | 2.95% | 2024 | 3.60% | 5.39% | 7.18% | 11.67% |
| Serbia | 1.46% | 2024 | 0.96% | -0.15% | -1.26% | -4.03% |
| Sierra Leone | 1.47% | 2024 | 1.49% | 1.56% | 1.63% | 1.81% |
| Singapore | 1.75% | 2024 | -0.20% | -4.06% | -7.93% | -10.00% |
| Slovakia | 1.89% | 2024 | 1.66% | 1.26% | 0.87% | -0.12% |
| Slovenia | 1.37% | 2024 | 0.70% | -0.74% | -2.17% | -5.75% |
| Solomon Islands | -0.04% | 2024 | 0.75% | 2.65% | 4.54% | 9.27% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 0.40% | 2024 | 0.70% | 1.53% | 2.36% | 4.42% |
| South Africa | -1.70% | 2024 | -3.45% | -7.13% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| South Korea | 1.27% | 2024 | 0.79% | -0.17% | -1.12% | -3.52% |
| Spain | 0.66% | 2024 | 0.16% | -0.74% | -1.63% | -3.86% |
| Sri Lanka | 2.24% | 2024 | 2.35% | 2.84% | 3.33% | 4.55% |
| St. Lucia | 1.52% | 2024 | 3.56% | 7.86% | 12.17% | 15.00% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.73% | 2024 | 4.24% | 5.49% | 6.73% | 9.85% |
| Sudan | -5.68% | 2022 | -6.21% | -7.60% | -8.98% | -10.00% |
| Suriname | -0.14% | 2024 | 0.63% | 2.38% | 4.13% | 8.51% |
| Sweden | 1.35% | 2024 | 0.66% | -0.65% | -1.96% | -5.23% |
| Switzerland | 0.76% | 2024 | -0.23% | -2.25% | -4.27% | -9.32% |
| Syria | -9.31% | 2022 | -9.97% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Tajikistan | 5.24% | 2024 | 4.98% | 4.42% | 3.87% | 2.48% |
| Tanzania | 2.21% | 2024 | 2.61% | 3.53% | 4.45% | 6.75% |
| Thailand | 3.28% | 2024 | 3.47% | 4.19% | 4.91% | 6.71% |
| Timor-Leste | -11.18% | 2024 | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| Togo | 3.63% | 2024 | 4.05% | 5.12% | 6.18% | 8.85% |
| Tonga | 4.41% | 2023 | 4.23% | 4.24% | 4.25% | 4.28% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4.03% | 2024 | 4.42% | 5.78% | 7.14% | 10.55% |
| Tunisia | 1.38% | 2024 | 1.19% | 0.96% | 0.73% | 0.16% |
| Turkmenistan | 3.78% | 2024 | 3.78% | 3.64% | 3.50% | 3.16% |
| Türkiye | 0.25% | 2024 | -0.33% | -1.81% | -3.29% | -7.00% |
| Uganda | 2.47% | 2024 | 3.60% | 6.29% | 8.98% | 15.00% |
| Ukraine | 5.44% | 2021 | 5.99% | 7.64% | 9.30% | 13.44% |
| United Arab Emirates | -1.17% | 2024 | -2.10% | -4.03% | -5.96% | -10.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0.55% | 2024 | -0.96% | -3.98% | -6.99% | -10.00% |
| United States | 2.07% | 2024 | 2.00% | 1.91% | 1.82% | 1.60% |
| Uruguay | 1.81% | 2024 | 1.67% | 1.58% | 1.48% | 1.24% |
| Uzbekistan | 4.85% | 2024 | 4.88% | 5.07% | 5.27% | 5.76% |
| Vanuatu | -1.74% | 2024 | -1.67% | -1.63% | -1.60% | -1.51% |
| Vietnam | 6.44% | 2024 | 6.97% | 8.17% | 9.38% | 12.38% |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.) | -4.17% | 2022 | -6.03% | -10.00% | -10.00% | -10.00% |
| West Bank and Gaza | -5.16% | 2022 | -5.54% | -6.87% | -8.20% | -10.00% |
| Zambia | 0.22% | 2024 | -0.45% | -1.63% | -2.82% | -5.78% |
| Zimbabwe | -0.63% | 2024 | -1.86% | -4.35% | -6.84% | -10.00% |
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