Productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia
Bolivia: Productivity: output per hour worked was 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia, 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
The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia is 9.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia peaked at 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Bolivia ranks 101st of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 4.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 100 Ghana 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 102 Myanmar 8.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 103 Tajikistan 8.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 104 Pakistan 8.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Bolivia
- 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 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 78.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 86.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 80.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 86.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Bolivia was 9.05 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 Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Bolivia rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Bolivia ranks 101st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia 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.