Productivity: output per hour worked in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Productivity: output per hour worked was 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity: output per hour worked in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia stood at 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Saudi Arabia peaked at 108.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 68.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 96.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 76.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 108.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 74.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 20 Spain 64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 21 Canada 61.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 22 Taiwan 60.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 24 Turkey 56.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 25 South Korea 53.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 26 Bahrain 52.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Saudi Arabia
- 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+) 65.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 83.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 40.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 33.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 84.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 34.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Saudi Arabia?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Saudi Arabia was 59.88 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 108.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2012.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 23rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.