Productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana
Ghana: Productivity: output per hour worked was 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana, 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
In 2023, productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana stood at 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana peaked at 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2006.
Ghana ranks 100th 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 | 6.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 97 Philippines 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 101 Bolivia 9.05 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
More work & labour data for Ghana
- 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+) 58.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 89.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 60.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 63.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Ghana was 10.03 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2006.
- How does Ghana rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Ghana ranks 100th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.