Canada vs Saudi Arabia: Productivity: output per hour worked

Canada
61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Canada rank
21st
Saudi Arabia rank
23rd

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Canada
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd 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

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.