Portugal is the fifth country in the European Union (EU) with the lowest productivity per working hour, according to data compiled and released by Pordata.

The data refers to 2022 and reveals that in Portugal labour productivity was 66.7, whereas in 1995 this indicator was 68.6.

"Ireland, Luxembourg and Denmark are the EU27 countries that create the most wealth per hour of work", adds Pordata.

Ireland's index is 216.4, Luxembourg's is 176.6 and Denmark's is 139.2.

On the opposite side, Bulgaria, Greece and Latvia are the countries with the lowest productivity per working hour, with the indicator at 53.9, 55.3 and 65.1, respectively.