Australia vs Sweden: Productivity: output per hour worked
Australia
76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sweden
80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Australia rank
13th
Sweden rank
11th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 80.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 76.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Australia, a difference of 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Globally, Australia ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 11th of 130 countries.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.