Annual working hours vs. productivity in Colombia
Colombia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,471 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Colombia, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 2,471 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Colombia peaked at 2,787 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 2,069 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Colombia 6th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,730 hours per worker | 2,673 hours per worker | 2,787 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,635 hours per worker | 2,609 hours per worker | 2,661 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,551 hours per worker | 2,500 hours per worker | 2,603 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,431 hours per worker | 2,374 hours per worker | 2,488 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,354 hours per worker | 2,338 hours per worker | 2,369 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,425 hours per worker | 2,347 hours per worker | 2,503 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,406 hours per worker | 2,376 hours per worker | 2,454 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,362 hours per worker | 2,069 hours per worker | 2,504 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More economy & growth data for Colombia
- Final consumption expenditure 88.7% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 9.9% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 73.2% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 405.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 1,644.11 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 348.65 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 4.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 113.06 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 105.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 183.45 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Colombia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Colombia was 2,471 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,787 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,069 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Colombia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Colombia ranks 6th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.