Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar

Myanmar: Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable was 8.74 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
8.74
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
102nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
10
in 2021
All-time low
0.7667
in 1973
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar, 1970–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 8.74 for labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar peaked at 10 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.7667, in 1973.

That places Myanmar 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar, 1970 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1970 0.7853 —
1971 0.7978 +1.6%
1972 0.7784 -2.4%
1973 0.7667 -1.5%
1974 0.773 +0.8%
1975 0.7894 +2.1%
1976 0.8105 +2.7%
1977 0.8217 +1.4%
1978 0.8353 +1.7%
1979 0.8471 +1.4%
1980 0.8973 +5.9%
1981 0.9291 +3.5%
1982 0.9705 +4.5%
1983 0.9939 +2.4%
1984 1.04 +4.5%
1985 1.03 -0.5%
1986 1 -2.8%
1987 0.9495 -5.5%
1988 0.81 -14.7%
1989 0.8153 +0.7%
1990 0.8736 +7.1%
1991 0.8299 -5.0%
1992 0.8802 +6.1%
1993 1.07 +21.7%
1994 1.01 -5.4%
1995 1.1 +8.7%
1996 1.09 -0.8%
1997 1.08 -1.4%
1998 1.22 +12.8%
1999 1.16 -4.4%
2000 1.13 -3.1%
2001 1.24 +9.8%
2002 1.29 +4.6%
2003 1.51 +17.1%
2004 1.61 +6.6%
2005 1.81 +12.4%
2006 1.99 +10.0%
2007 2.25 +12.9%
2008 2.65 +17.8%
2009 2.89 +8.8%
2010 3.63 +25.6%
2011 4.11 +13.3%
2012 3.21 -21.8%
2013 4.54 +41.2%
2014 4.82 +6.1%
2015 4.88 +1.3%
2016 4.88 +0.1%
2017 5.02 +2.8%
2018 6.25 +24.5%
2019 6.59 +5.5%
2020 6.54 -0.7%
2021 10 +52.8%
2022 9.5 -5.0%
2023 8.74 -8.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 8.74 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.22, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 8.74 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24.39, 36% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +52.8% 6.54 10

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.8005 0.7667 0.8471 10
1980s 0.9443 0.81 1.04 10
1990s 1.03 0.8299 1.22 10
2000s 1.84 1.13 2.89 10
2010s 4.79 3.21 6.59 10
2020s 8.7 6.54 10 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 99 Jamaica 10.5 compare
  2. 100 Ghana 10.03 compare
  3. 101 Bolivia 9.05 compare
  4. 103 Tajikistan 8.5 compare
  5. 104 Pakistan 8.38 compare
  6. 105 India 8.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar?
Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable in Myanmar was 8.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest labor productivity per hour pennworldtable recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2021.
What is the lowest labor productivity per hour pennworldtable recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7667 in 1973.
How does Myanmar rank for labor productivity per hour pennworldtable?
Myanmar ranks 102nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
Is labor productivity per hour pennworldtable rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Labor productivity per hour pennworldtable
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
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