Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana

Ghana: Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run was 1,656 in 2023. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2023)
1,656
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
95th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,737
in 2006
All-time low
1,630
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2005201420232005: 1.7k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.7k2012: 1.7k2013: 1.7k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.7k2016: 1.7k2017: 1.7k2018: 1.7k2019: 1.7k2020: 1.6k2021: 1.7k2022: 1.7k2023: 1.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana stood at 1,656.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana peaked at 1,737 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,630, in 2020.

Ghana ranks 95th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,733 1,726 1,737 5
2010s 1,709 1,681 1,722 10
2020s 1,649 1,630 1,657 4

Countries ranked near Ghana

  1. 92 Italy 1,701 compare
  2. 93 Hungary 1,668 compare
  3. 94 Bulgaria 1,659 compare
  4. 96 Ireland 1,654 compare
  5. 97 Japan 1,654 compare
  6. 98 Lithuania, Republic of 1,640 compare

See the full ranking of 130 places β†’

More work & labour data for Ghana

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana?
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run in Ghana was 1,656 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in Ghana?
The highest recorded value was 1,737 in 2006.
What is the lowest annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run recorded in Ghana?
The lowest recorded value was 1,630 in 2020.
How does Ghana rank for annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run?
Ghana ranks 95th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run rising or falling in Ghana?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ghana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 5,063 data points, 1870–2023
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