Poland vs Romania: Productivity: output per hour worked

Poland

46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Romania

47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour

in 2023

Poland rank

36th

Romania rank

34th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

Poland
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Poland, a difference of 0.389 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Poland ahead.

Globally, Poland ranks 36th 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: 06 August 2026

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.