Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income

Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO) was 23.21 in 2027. ▲ Rising

Latest (2027)
23.21
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
44th
of 87 groups
All-time high
25.29
in 2021
All-time low
18.83
in 2005
Years of data
23
2005–2027

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005–2027

01020302005201620272005: 18.82006: 19.52007: 20.32008: 21.42009: 21.92010: 23.22011: 23.52012: 23.92013: 23.82014: 23.82015: 232016: 23.22017: 23.32018: 23.32019: 23.12020: 24.72021: 25.32022: 24.12023: 232024: 22.72025: 23.12026: 23.12027: 23.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income recorded 23.21 for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in 2027.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income peaked at 25.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.83, in 2005.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 44th of 87 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, year by year

Annual values for Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates) in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 18.83 —
2006 19.53 +3.7%
2007 20.32 +4.0%
2008 21.42 +5.4%
2009 21.9 +2.2%
2010 23.23 +6.1%
2011 23.48 +1.1%
2012 23.85 +1.6%
2013 23.84 -0.0%
2014 23.82 -0.1%
2015 22.96 -3.6%
2016 23.21 +1.1%
2017 23.29 +0.3%
2018 23.26 -0.1%
2019 23.09 -0.7%
2020 24.68 +6.9%
2021 25.29 +2.5%
2022 24.14 -4.5%
2023 23.01 -4.7%
2024 22.73 -1.2%
2025 23.05 +1.4%
2026 23.07 +0.1%
2027 23.21 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.4 18.83 21.9 5
2010s 23.4 22.96 23.85 10
2020s 23.65 22.73 25.29 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
Output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income was 23.21 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
The highest recorded value was 25.29 in 2021.
What is the lowest output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 18.83 in 2005.
How does Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank for output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp?
Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 44th out of 87 groups with data for 2027.
Is output per hour worked, gdp constant 2021 international $ at ppp rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Output per hour worked, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This measure of labour productivity is calculated using data on GDP (in constant 2021 international dollars at PPP) derived from the World Development Indicators database of the World Bank. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.