Productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia
Czechia: Productivity: output per hour worked was 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia, 1993–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia stood at 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia peaked at 51.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1993.
Czechia ranks 30th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7 |
| 2000s | 34.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 28.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 38.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 51.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 27 United Arab Emirates 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 28 Hong Kong 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 29 Slovenia 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 31 New Zealand 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 32 Japan 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 33 Lithuania 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Czechia
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 53.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 23.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 29.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 26.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 71.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Czechia was 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Czechia ranks 30th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.