Developer productivity increase with good documentation

Percentage increase in productivity experienced by software developers when supported by high-quality documentation.

Unit Percent Industry Software and IT Services

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Period
2021
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Verification 1 verified data points Updated 15 Sep 2026 Last verified 15 Sep 2026 Next update Sources typically refresh annually

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Developer productivity increase with good documentation

Global, 2021

1 observation
55% Global · 2021 · GitHub · full record
Source: GitHub · CC BY 4.0 · statorigin.org

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1 record · 1 region · 2021

Developer productivity increase with good documentation: every record, grouped by region, newest first.
Period Value Source Type
Global 1 record
2021 55% GitHub · 31 Dec 2021 actual

Primary documents

Sources

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Document Publisher Published Data points
The 2021 State of the Octoverse GitHub 1

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