Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Productivity: output per hour worked
Ethiopia
4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Rwanda
4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
117th
Rwanda rank
116th
Productivity: output per hour worked over time
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Rwanda ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 116th of 130 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 2.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.7326 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 4.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 0.1425 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher productivity: output per hour worked, Ethiopia or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in productivity: output per hour worked between Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Rwanda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Rwanda rank globally for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Ethiopia ranks 117th and Rwanda ranks 116th 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.