Annual working hours vs. productivity in Senegal
Senegal: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,335 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 2,335 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Senegal peaked at 2,335 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,867 hours per worker, in 2008.
That places Senegal 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,877 hours per worker | 1,867 hours per worker | 1,891 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,015 hours per worker | 1,877 hours per worker | 2,315 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,289 hours per worker | 2,218 hours per worker | 2,335 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Senegal
- Gross national expenditure 39.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 29.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 17.06 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 23.18 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 13.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 2.48 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 12.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 106.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Senegal?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Senegal was 2,335 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,335 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,867 hours per worker in 2008.
- How does Senegal rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Senegal ranks 14th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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.