Productivity growth shapes economic development and underpins improvements in living standards. The pace and pattern of changes in productivity differ widely across countries and over time, reflecting the interplay of a wide range of factors – structural and cyclical, international and domestic. Internationally comparable indicators of productivity are central for assessing cross-country variation in productivity trends and gauging economic performance.
Since its first edition in 2006, the OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators has compiled a comprehensive set of cross-country statistics on labour productivity, multifactor productivity, and related indicators. It offers an in-depth overview of short- and long-term trends in productivity across OECD countries and, where possible, accession countries, while also examining key components such as capital and labour inputs. In addition, the Compendium presents more granular insights into productivity performance, highlighting differences across industries and between small and medium-sized enterprises and large firms. This edition also includes an examination of productivity growth adjusted for cyclical economic fluctuations.
The report was coordinated by Nhung Luu and completed under the supervision of Jarmila Botev and Annabelle Mourougane, with contributions from Alexander Jaax. Chapters were prepared by Nhung Luu (Chapters 1, 3, 5, 6 and 7), Hector Moreno (Chapters 2 and 4), Tom Arend (Chapter 8), Yann Dorville (Chapter 9). Julia Huf and Gueram Sargsyan provided excellent statistical contributions.
The report was formatted by Virginie Elgrably.