Malaysia vs North Macedonia: Productivity: output per hour worked

Malaysia
29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
North Macedonia
27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Malaysia rank
60th
North Macedonia rank
63rd

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Malaysia
  • North Macedonia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 29.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 27.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in North Macedonia, a difference of 1.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malaysia ranks 60th and North Macedonia ranks 63rd 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.