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Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Productivity: output per hour worked

Namibia
16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Namibia rank
86th
Sri Lanka rank
84th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Namibia
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17.55 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 16.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Namibia, a difference of 1.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Namibia ahead.

Globally, Namibia ranks 86th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th 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.