Bulgaria vs Hungary: Annual working hours vs. productivity

Bulgaria

1,659 hours per worker

in 2023

Hungary

1,668 hours per worker

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

94th

Hungary rank

93rd

Annual working hours vs. productivity over time

Hungary currently reports 1,668 hours per worker against 1,659 hours per worker in Bulgaria, a difference of 8.83 hours per worker.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Globally, Bulgaria ranks 94th and Hungary ranks 93rd of 129 countries.

Indicator: Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit: hours per worker
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.