Annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana
Botswana: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,258 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana stood at 2,258 hours per worker. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana peaked at 2,514 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,258 hours per worker, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 22nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,479 hours per worker | 2,455 hours per worker | 2,514 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,383 hours per worker | 2,334 hours per worker | 2,439 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,306 hours per worker | 2,258 hours per worker | 2,374 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Botswana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 13.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.31 billion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 10.89 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 1.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 45.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.40 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 207.88 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.97 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure -1.1% (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 20.32 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Botswana was 2,258 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2,514 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,258 hours per worker in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Botswana ranks 22nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana 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.