Ireland vs Switzerland: Productivity: output per hour worked

Ireland
158.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Switzerland
99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Ireland rank
1st
Switzerland rank
3rd

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Ireland
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 158.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Switzerland, a difference of 58.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.6 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Switzerland ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.