Productivity: output per hour worked in Senegal
Senegal: Productivity: output per hour worked was 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▼ Falling
Productivity: output per hour worked in Senegal, 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
Senegal recorded 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour for productivity: output per hour worked in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Senegal peaked at 5.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2019.
That places Senegal 118th 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 | 5.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 3.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4.3 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 115 Cambodia 4.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 116 Rwanda 4.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 117 Ethiopia 4.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 119 Tanzania 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 120 Zimbabwe 3.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 121 Chad 3.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Senegal
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 38.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 43.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 31.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 39.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 58.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Senegal?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Senegal was 4.3 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2010.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2019.
- How does Senegal rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Senegal ranks 118th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.