Productivity: output per hour worked in Chad
Chad: Productivity: output per hour worked was 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Chad, 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 Chad is 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Chad peaked at 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Chad 121st out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 3.74 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 118 Senegal 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 119 Tanzania 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 122 Mali 3.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 123 Uganda 3.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 124 Malawi 3.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Chad
- 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+) 59.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 66.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Chad?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Chad was 3.96 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2015.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Chad ranks 121st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.