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Rwanda vs Zambia: Productivity: output per hour worked

Rwanda
4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Zambia
5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2023
Rwanda rank
116th
Zambia rank
113th

Productivity: output per hour worked over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zambia
2468200520142023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.63 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour against 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in Rwanda, a difference of 1.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Rwanda ranks 116th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.