Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 2,181 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Cameroon, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon stood at 2,181 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon peaked at 2,181 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,118 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Cameroon 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,128 hours per worker | 2,144 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,141 hours per worker | 2,133 hours per worker | 2,160 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,158 hours per worker | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,181 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 28 Myanmar 2,197 hours per worker compare
- 29 Namibia 2,184 hours per worker compare
- 30 South Africa 2,181 hours per worker compare
- 32 Turkmenistan 2,179 hours per worker compare
- 33 Thailand 2,177 hours per worker compare
- 34 Costa Rica 2,177 hours per worker compare
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Cameroon was 2,181 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,181 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,118 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.