Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bahrain
Bahrain: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,052 hours per worker in 2023. ▬ Flat
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bahrain, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Bahrain recorded 2,052 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Bahrain peaked at 2,163 hours per worker in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,052 hours per worker, in 2023.
That places Bahrain 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,153 hours per worker | 2,138 hours per worker | 2,163 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,118 hours per worker | 2,105 hours per worker | 2,148 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,060 hours per worker | 2,052 hours per worker | 2,072 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Bahrain
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 17.5% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices -0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 26,592 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 19.9% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 42.56 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 26,592 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.376 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -1.04 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -2.78 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 778.25 million current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Bahrain?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Bahrain was 2,052 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 Bahrain?
- The highest recorded value was 2,163 hours per worker in 2008.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Bahrain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,052 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Bahrain rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Bahrain ranks 56th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Bahrain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Bahrain 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.