Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania
Albania: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,152 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Albania recorded 2,152 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania peaked at 2,344 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,853 hours per worker, in 2011.
Albania ranks 38th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,280 hours per worker | 2,191 hours per worker | 2,344 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,047 hours per worker | 1,853 hours per worker | 2,143 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,120 hours per worker | 2,042 hours per worker | 2,161 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 276.17 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 159.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 69.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 25.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.17 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.49 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.03 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 17.49 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Albania was 2,152 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 Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,344 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,853 hours per worker in 2011.
- How does Albania rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Albania ranks 38th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania 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.