As of 2022, 2.4 percent of working hours were estimated as lost due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in Ghana, in comparison to the fourth quarter of 2019, before the onset of the pandemic. In 2020 and 2021, the shares reached 5.3 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively. The indicator considers the population aged 15-64 years.
Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022
(compared to 4th quarter 2019)
Characteristic
Percentage of working hours lost
2022
2.4%
2021
4.7%
2020
5.3%
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The source adds the following information: "This indicator represents the percentage of hours lost compared to the baseline (the latest pre-crisis quarter, i.e., the 4th quarter of 2019, seasonally adjusted), adjusting for population aged 15-64. Hence, the figures reported should not be interpreted as a quarterly or an inter-annual growth rate."
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ILO. (January 7, 2022). Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (compared to 4th quarter 2019) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. "Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (compared to 4th quarter 2019)." Chart. January 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. (2022). Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (compared to 4th quarter 2019). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/
ILO. "Percentage of Working Hours Lost in Ghana Due to The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (Compared to 4th Quarter 2019)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/
ILO, Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (compared to 4th quarter 2019) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/ (last visited April 09, 2025)
Percentage of working hours lost in Ghana due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic from 2020 to 2022 (compared to 4th quarter 2019) [Graph], ILO, January 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284850/percentage-of-working-hours-lost-in-ghana-due-to-covid-19/
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