OECD Compendium of Productivity Indicators 2018
This report presents a comprehensive overview of recent and longer-term trends in productivity levels and growth in OECD countries, accession countries, key partners and some G20 countries. It includes measures of labour productivity, capital productivity and multifactor productivity, as well as indicators of international competitiveness.
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Productivity and real wages over time
Real wages are the most direct mechanism through which the benefits of economic growth, and therefore, productivity gains, are transferred to workers. Employers’ ability to raise wages and other forms of labour compensation is greatly dependent on increases in labour productivity.