Multifactor productivity
Growth in value added through technology, organisation and efficiency.
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| Country | Period | Figure | Ten years before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2024 | −0.51 | 1.10 (2014) |
| USA | 2024 | 1.66 | 0.59 (2014) |
| France | 2024 | −0.19 | 0.78 (2014) |
| Japan | 2024 | −1.67 | 0.62 (2014) |
What is measured
Multifactor productivity
Total factor productivity
How much a country gets out of labour (with its education) and capital, at constant national prices; each country against itself (2021 = 1), not comparable in level across countries.
Limits of the data
- Multifactor productivity is a residual of growth accounting: the growth not due to more hours worked or more capital.
- Multifactor productivity: No figures in this source for Poland, China and India.
- Total factor productivity: Until 1990 reconstructed by the Penn World Table for the present territory.
Sources
- OECD Productivity Database – © OECD · Licence: CC BY 4.0
- Penn World Table 11.0 – Groningen Growth and Development Centre (Feenstra, Inklaar, Timmer) · Licence: CC BY 4.0