Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana
Ghana: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,656 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana stood at 1,656 hours per worker.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana peaked at 1,737 hours per worker in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,630 hours per worker, in 2020.
Ghana ranks 95th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,733 hours per worker | 1,726 hours per worker | 1,737 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,709 hours per worker | 1,681 hours per worker | 1,722 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,649 hours per worker | 1,630 hours per worker | 1,657 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Ghana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 12.56 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.8% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 22.79 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 83.0% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 73.11 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 1.04 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 64.36 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.4% (2024)
- Manufacturing, value added 8.58 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.54 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ghana was 1,656 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,737 hours per worker in 2006.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,630 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ghana rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Ghana ranks 95th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ghana 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 Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.