Productivity: output per hour worked in Cameroon
Cameroon: Productivity: output per hour worked was 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 6.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Cameroon peaked at 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2007.
Cameroon ranks 110th of 130 countries on this measure, 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 | 4.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.98 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 107 Bangladesh 7.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 108 Cote d'Ivoire 7.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 109 Congo 7.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 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
More work & labour data for Cameroon
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 34.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 76.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 65.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 28.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 65.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Cameroon?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Cameroon was 6.44 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2007.
- How does Cameroon rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Cameroon ranks 110th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.