--- canonical_url: "https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-19/recent-productivity-developments-in-the-world-economy-an-overview-from-the-conference-board-total-economy-database/" title: "Recent Productivity Developments in the World Economy: An Overview from The Conference Board Total Economy Database" author: name: "CSLS" url: "https://csls.ca/author/cslc/" date_published: "2026-07-13T07:31:40+00:00" date_modified: "2026-07-13T07:31:40+00:00" post_type: "ipm" summary: "" ipm_issue_period: - "Spring 2010" ipm_keyword: - "advanced economies" - "China" - "emerging economies" - "India" - "labour productivity" - "recession" - "TFP" - "Total Economy Database" - "world productivity" ipm_research_theme: - "Productivity trends and comparisons" ipm_country_focus: - "China" - "Europe" - "India" - "International" - "United States" - "World" featured_image: "https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IPM_50_banner.webp" status: "publish" --- # Recent Productivity Developments in the World Economy: An Overview from The Conference Board Total Economy Database Canonical URL: https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-19/recent-productivity-developments-in-the-world-economy-an-overview-from-the-conference-board-total-economy-database/ # Recent Productivity Developments in the World Economy: An Overview from The Conference Board Total Economy Database [Download full PDF article](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-19-1-Chen-Gupa-Therrien-Levanon-van-Ark.pdf) Cite this article × Cite this article as: Chen, Vivian, Abhay Gupta, Andre Therrien, Gad Levanon, and Bart van Ark. 2010. “Recent Productivity Developments in the World Economy: An Overview from The Conference Board Total Economy Database.” International Productivity Monitor, No. 19 (Spring 2010): 3–19. https://www.csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-19/recent-productivity-developments-in-the-world-economy-an-overview-from-the-conference-board-total-economy-database/ ## Authors: - Vivian Chen The Conference Board - Abhay Gupta The Conference Board - Andre Therrien The Conference Board - Gad Levanon The Conference Board - Bart van Ark University of Manchester / The Productivity Institute ## IPM Issue 19 Spring 2010 pp. 3–19 ## Related IPM articles [Efficiency Adjustment of Hours Worked: Two Possible Modifications of a Jorgensen Production Model Barbara Fraumeni Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 103–115](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/efficiency-adjustment-of-hours-worked-two-possible-modifications-of-a-jorgensen-production-model/) [Labour Productivity as a Measure of Technological Change Ulrich Kohli Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 64–81](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/labour-productivity-as-a-measure-of-technological-change/) [The Relationship between Efficiencies Defenses for Mergers and TFP Growth Robin Shaban Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 82–102](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/the-relationship-between-efficiencies-defenses-for-mergers-and-tfp-growth/) [IPM Issue 49 Editors’ Overview Andrew Sharpe, Bart van Ark, Paul Schreyer Fall 2025 | IPM Issue 49 | pp. 1–2](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-49/) [The UK Productivity Slowdown: A Review of Timing, Magnitude, and Drivers Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–34](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/the-uk-productivity-slowdown-a-review-of-timing-magnitude-and-drivers/) [Appendix: UK Productivity Growth Rates Across Data Vintages and Studies Josh Martin Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 65–73](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/appendix-uk-productivity-growth-rates-across-data-vintages-and-studies/) [Opportunities and Risks of Artificial Intelligence for Productivity Francesco Filippucci, Peter Gal, Katharina Laengle, Matthias Schief, Filiz Unsal Spring 2025 | IPM Issue 48 | pp. 1–26](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-48/opportunities-and-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-for-productivity/) [Accounting for the Decline of Canada’s Real GDP Per Capita since Mid-2022 Philip Smith Spring 2024 | IPM Issue 46 | pp. 83–100](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-46/accounting-for-the-decline-of-canadas-real-gdp-per-capita-since-mid-2022/) [Cracking the Productivity Code: An International Comparison of UK Productivity John Van Reenen, Xuyi Yang Spring 2024 | IPM Issue 46 | pp. 60–82](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-46/cracking-the-productivity-code-an-international-comparison-of-uk-productivity/) [Appendix: EUKLEMS & INTANProd Industry Coverage and Intangible Asset Treatment Filippo Bontadini, Carol Corrado, Jonathan Haskel, Massimiliano Iommi, Cecilia Jona-Lasinio, Tsutomu Miyagawa Spring 2024 | IPM Issue 46 | pp. 1–4](https://csls.ca/ipm-archive/ipm-issue-46/appendix-euklems-intanprod-industry-coverage-and-intangible-asset-treatment/) ## Abstract ## Résumé EN FR Copy link Email LinkedIn The recession left its mark on global productivity, which fell in 2009. The productivity growth differential between the United States and Europe increased dramatically in 2009. Average long-term growth of labour productivity in advanced economies has stalled since 2000. The gradual improvement in world productivity is due to emerging and developing economies. In particular the long-term increase in TFP growth reflects a strengthening of the efficiency with which emerging and developing economies use labour and capital in productive economic activity. A GAINST THE BACKDROP OF the recession, La récession a laissé des traces sur la productivité mondiale, qui a reculé en 2009. L’écart de croissance de la productivité entre les États-Unis et l’Europe s’est considérablement creusé en 2009. La croissance moyenne à long terme de la productivité du travail dans les économies avancées est dans l’impasse depuis 2000. L’amélioration progressive de la productivité mondiale est attribuable aux économies émergentes et en développement. En particulier, la hausse à long terme de la croissance de la PMF reflète un renforcement de l’efficience avec laquelle les économies émergentes et en développement utilisent le travail et le capital dans l’activité économique productive. [Download full PDF](https://csls.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IPM-Issue-19-1-Chen-Gupa-Therrien-Levanon-van-Ark.pdf)