Japan vs Romania: Productivity: output per hour worked

Japan
49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Romania
47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Romania rank
34th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Japan
  • Romania
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Romania, a difference of 1.92 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Globally, Japan ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 34th 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.