Productivity: output per hour worked in Philippines
Philippines: Productivity: output per hour worked was 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Philippines, 1970–2023
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
Philippines recorded 11.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Philippines peaked at 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1971.
Philippines ranks 97th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.66 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.81 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 7.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 8.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 11.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 94 Kyrgyzstan 12.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 95 Peru 11.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 96 Uzbekistan 11.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 98 Vietnam 11.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 99 Jamaica 10.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 100 Ghana 10.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Philippines
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 50.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 38.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 31.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 74.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 63.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Philippines?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Philippines was 11.68 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 13.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2020.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1971.
- How does Philippines rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Philippines ranks 97th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.