Italy vs Spain: Productivity: output per hour worked

Italy
67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Spain
64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Italy rank
18th
Spain rank
20th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 67.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Spain, a difference of 3.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Globally, Italy ranks 18th and Spain ranks 20th 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.