Productivity: output per hour worked in Nigeria
Nigeria: Productivity: output per hour worked was 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▬ Flat
Productivity: output per hour worked in Nigeria, 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
Nigeria recorded 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Nigeria peaked at 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
Nigeria ranks 112th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 109 Congo 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 110 Cameroon 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 111 Angola 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 113 Zambia 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 114 Sudan 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 115 Cambodia 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Nigeria
- 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+) 82.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 84.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 95.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 83.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 81.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Nigeria?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Nigeria was 6.15 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8.84 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2013.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Nigeria rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Nigeria ranks 112th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.