Bangladesh vs India: Productivity: output per hour worked

Bangladesh

7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

India

8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

107th

India rank

105th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

Bangladesh
India

How they compare

India currently reports 8.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3372 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Globally, Bangladesh ranks 107th and India ranks 105th of 130 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.