Productivity: output per hour worked in Netherlands
Netherlands: Productivity: output per hour worked was 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Netherlands, 1950–2023
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 Netherlands stood at 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Netherlands peaked at 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Netherlands 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 27.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 58.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 64.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 80.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 75.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 84.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 82.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 3 Switzerland 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 4 Denmark 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 5 Austria 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 7 Luxembourg 84.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 8 Belgium 84.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 9 United States 83.53 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 85.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Netherlands?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Netherlands was 84.8 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Netherlands ranks 6th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.