Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey
Turkey: Productivity: output per hour worked was 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey, 1970–2023
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
The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey is 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey peaked at 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1970.
That places Turkey 24th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 21 Canada 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 22 Taiwan 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 23 Saudi Arabia 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 25 South Korea 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 26 Bahrain 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Turkey
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 51.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 59.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 37.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 34.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 54.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkey was 56.52 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 57.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Turkey ranks 24th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.