Productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan
Sudan: Productivity: output per hour worked was 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan, 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
The most recent figure for productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan is 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.9% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan peaked at 23.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2023.
That places Sudan 114th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 111 Angola 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 112 Nigeria 6.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 113 Zambia 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 115 Cambodia 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 116 Rwanda 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 117 Ethiopia 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Sudan
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 37.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.6% (2022)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 23.4% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 37.9% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 62.5% (2022)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 14.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Sudan was 4.65 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2017.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- How does Sudan rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Sudan ranks 114th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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.