Productivity: output per hour worked in Madagascar
Madagascar: Productivity: output per hour worked was 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity: output per hour worked in Madagascar, 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
Madagascar recorded 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Madagascar peaked at 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 1.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 127 Mozambique 2.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 128 Niger 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 129 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Madagascar
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 72.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 94.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 86.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 89.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 84.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 88.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 71.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 73.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 85.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Madagascar?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Madagascar was 1.66 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2011.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Madagascar ranks 130th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.