20 Least Productive Countries in the World

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1. Burundi  

GDP per Hour Worked: $1 

Burundi tops the list for being the least productive country in the world. Burundi’s labor productivity is forecasted to be only US$0.29 in 2024. Burundi is a low-income economy, with 80% of the population employed in the agricultural sector. In 2023, the economic growth accelerated to 2.7%, compared with 1.8% in 2022. The economic growth is projected at 3.8% in 2024. Inflation in the country averaged 27.1% in 2023, compared with 18.8% a year earlier.

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