Productivity: output per hour worked in Angola
Angola: Productivity: output per hour worked was 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Angola, 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 Angola stood at 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Angola peaked at 10.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
That places Angola 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 108 Cote d'Ivoire 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 109 Congo 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 110 Cameroon 6.44 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
- 114 Sudan 4.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Angola
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 72.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 77.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 74.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 52.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 55.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 54.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 75.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 73.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 93.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Angola?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Angola was 6.22 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 10.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2014.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Angola rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Angola ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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.