Productivity: output per hour worked in Bahrain
Bahrain: Productivity: output per hour worked was 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Bahrain, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Bahrain peaked at 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Bahrain ranks 26th of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 57.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 51.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 60.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bahrain
- 23 Saudi Arabia 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 24 Turkey 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 25 South Korea 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 27 United Arab Emirates 52.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 28 Hong Kong 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 29 Slovenia 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Bahrain
- 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+) 70.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 85.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 49.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 42.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 44.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Bahrain?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Bahrain was 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Bahrain rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Bahrain ranks 26th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bahrain 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 Productivity: output per hour worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.