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The UK ranks 11th of 26 on GDP per hour worked (2024)

The UK ranks 11th of 26 on GDP per hour worked in 2024: 73.2, unit USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices, against an EU27 median of 57.4. Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD), DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV, snapshot of 6 November 2026.

Output produced per hour worked, in purchasing-power-adjusted US dollars at constant prices.

Caveat. Ireland's output per hour is inflated by multinational accounting. The OECD series covers 26 of 28 countries: Cyprus and Malta show no data. Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania are covered. Figures for this measure are affected by multinational companies' accounting, which is especially large in Ireland's case.

The UK

GDP per hour worked

73.2USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices(2024)

11th of 26No change in rank from 2016 to 2024.
EU27 median
57.4 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices
UK minus EU27 median
+15.8 USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices

League table

Values in USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices. Countries ranked by value, 1 = top of the table, 26 with a value.

GDP per hour worked, 2024: league table of countries
1Ireland135.72024via DBnomics
2Luxembourg107.52024via DBnomics
3Denmark92.22024via DBnomics
4Belgium90.12024via DBnomics
5Austria83.42024via DBnomics
6Germany83.22024via DBnomics
7Netherlands81.92024via DBnomics
8Sweden81.82024via DBnomics
9France81.62024via DBnomics
10Finland73.42024via DBnomics
11United KingdomUK73.22024via DBnomics
12Italy67.62024via DBnomics
13Spain62.52024via DBnomics
14Slovenia57.42024via DBnomics
15Slovakia54.02024via DBnomics
16Czechia52.82024via DBnomics
17Lithuania52.42024via DBnomics
18Poland52.02024via DBnomics
19Estonia50.42024via DBnomics
20Portugal48.32024via DBnomics
21Hungary48.12024via DBnomics
22Romania47.62024via DBnomics
23Latvia47.12024via DBnomics
24Croatia45.42024via DBnomics
25Greece39.22024via DBnomics
26Bulgaria36.82024via DBnomics
–Cyprus––
–Malta––

Trend, 2000 to 2024

GDP per hour worked, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices40608020002005201020152020123Norway94Switzerland86United States84Germany83France82United Kingdom73Australia68Italy68Spain63Canada59Japan51GDP per hour worked, 2000 to 2024Line chart, 2000 to 2024: the UK (heavy ink line), Germany, France, Italy and Spain (solid lines), and reference countries (faint lines). Dotted segments are IMF projections and are not ranked. Shaded bands and markers show events.USD per hour worked, PPP, constant prices406080200020102020123NorwaySwitzerlandUnited StatesGermanyFranceUnited KingdomAustraliaItalySpainCanadaJapan
  • Heavy ink line: United Kingdom
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Thin grey lines, reference countries (not the big four): Australia, Canada, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, United States
  • Shaded: 2008–09 financial crisis
  • Shaded: 2020–21 Covid-19 pandemic
  • Shaded: 2022–23 energy price shock
  • Marker 1: EU referendum (23 June 2016)
  • Marker 2: UK leaves the EU (31 January 2020)
  • Marker 3: Transition period ends; Trade and Cooperation Agreement in force (1 January 2021)
Trends show what happened, not why; Covid, energy prices and policy changes overlap the same years. Dotted lines are projections and are not ranked.

UK rank over time

Rank 1 is the top of the table; the line is drawn with rank 1 at the top. Each year is ranked on that year's values.

UK rank, 2000 to 2024: 10th to 11th8th9th10th11th12th20002005201020152020June 201611thUK rank, 2000 to 2024: 10th to 11th8th9th10th11th12th200020102020June 201611th

2000: 10th · 2024: 11th

Sources and method

Output produced per hour worked, in purchasing-power-adjusted US dollars at constant prices.

Source: OECD statistics, read through the DBnomics mirror (provider code OECD) · series DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV· vintage 2026-04-07 · fetched 2026-11-06

OECD, via DBnomics (dataflows DSD_AN_HOUSE_PRICES@DF_HOUSE_PRICES; DSD_NAAG@DF_NAAG_V; DSD_PDB@DF_PDB_LV; PISA-2022-database; vintages 2026-04-07; 2026-06-16; pisa_2022); accessed 2026-11-06. Adapted by UK EU Ranked; not an official OECD product.

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