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The 19 most productive countries in the world

Jul 24, 2016, 12:36 IST

A fan dresses in stars and stripes for Nathan's annual hot dog eating contest in the Coney Island section of New York July 4, 2010.REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Productivity is one of the key drivers of economic success. The more productive a country's workers are, the more value they can bring to their employers and therefore their home nation's economy.

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New research from business-to-business marketplace Expert Market has shed some light on where in the world people are the most productive. Expert Market compared data from 35 of the world's biggest economies before compiling their ranking.

To do this, they looked at the GDP per capita of nations and divided that by the number of hours worked per person, giving a rough guide to which nations make the most money in the least amount of time, and are therefore the most productive.

Numbers quoted below are the amount of value each worker brings to their country's economy per hour worked. Check out the ranking underneath:

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