In terms of GDP per hour worked, France was the most productive of Western Europe's three major economies at the end of the 20th century. Overall, Western Europe's productivity per hour rose from 3.12 U.S. dollars in 1913 to 28.53 dollars in 1998. The reason for the sharp increases observed over the second half of the century was due to the declining contribution of agricultural and industrial output to overall economic output, which had been offset by the rise in the service sector's output. Automation and mechanization also meant that fewer work hours were needed in many sectors that traditionally relied on manual labor, contributing to growth in productivity.
Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998
(in constant U.S. dollars)
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Cambridge University Press. (December 31, 2006). Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998 (in constant U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/
Cambridge University Press. "Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998 (in constant U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 31, 2006. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/
Cambridge University Press. (2006). Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998 (in constant U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/
Cambridge University Press. "Labor Productivity in Terms of Gdp per Hour Worked in Western Europe and Its Three Largest Economies in Select Years between 1913 and 1998 (in Constant U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2006, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/
Cambridge University Press, Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998 (in constant U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Labor productivity in terms of GDP per hour worked in Western Europe and its three largest economies in select years between 1913 and 1998 (in constant U.S. dollars) [Graph], Cambridge University Press, December 31, 2006. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1072844/labor-productivity-western-europe-1913-1998/
