Congo vs Kenya: Productivity: output per hour worked
Congo
7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Kenya
7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Congo rank
109th
Kenya rank
106th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Congo
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Congo, a difference of 0.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 109th and Kenya ranks 106th of 130 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Congo |
| 2010s | 7.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.007 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 7.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Congo and Kenya?
- 0.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kenya?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Kenya rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Congo ranks 109th and Kenya ranks 106th of 130 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.