Productivity: output per hour worked in Lebanon
Lebanon: Productivity: output per hour worked was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon stood at 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Lebanon peaked at 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
Lebanon ranks 87th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.78 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 22.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 25.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 21.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 84 Sri Lanka 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 85 Tunisia 16.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 86 Namibia 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 88 Jordan 16.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 89 Paraguay 16.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 90 Colombia 16.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Lebanon
- 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 for ages 15-24, female (%) 20.0% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 47.4% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.3% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 25.4% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 72.3% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 22.2% (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 48.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Lebanon?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Lebanon was 16.51 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 32.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Lebanon rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Lebanon ranks 87th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.