Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Productivity: output per hour worked was 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkmenistan, 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 Turkmenistan stood at 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity: output per hour worked in Turkmenistan peaked at 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 2005.
Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.62 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 16.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 18.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 19.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
- 69 Azerbaijan 23.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 70 Dominican Republic 23.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 71 Iran 22.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 73 Brazil 19.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 74 South Africa 19.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 75 Ukraine 19.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More work & labour data for Turkmenistan
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 46.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 42.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 25.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 38.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 48.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 26.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity: output per hour worked in Turkmenistan?
- Productivity: output per hour worked in Turkmenistan was 20.88 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023.
- What is the lowest productivity: output per hour worked recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2005.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for productivity: output per hour worked?
- Turkmenistan ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity: output per hour worked rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.