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Bulgaria vs Iraq: Productivity: output per hour worked

Bulgaria
37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Iraq
36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
52nd
Iraq rank
54th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Iraq
10203040199520092023

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 37.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 36.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Iraq, a difference of 1.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 52nd and Iraq ranks 54th of 130 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Productivity: output per hour worked
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 4,965 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

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.