Annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,177 hours per worker
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
34th
of 129 countries
All-time high
2,398 hours per worker
in 2008
All-time low
1,929 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
37
1987–2023

Annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica, 1987–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1987200520231987: 2.4k hours per worker1988: 2.4k hours per worker1989: 2.3k hours per worker1990: 2.4k hours per worker1991: 2.3k hours per worker1992: 2.4k hours per worker1993: 2.4k hours per worker1994: 2.4k hours per worker1995: 2.4k hours per worker1996: 2.4k hours per worker1997: 2.4k hours per worker1998: 2.4k hours per worker1999: 2.4k hours per worker2000: 2.4k hours per worker2001: 2.3k hours per worker2002: 2.4k hours per worker2003: 2.4k hours per worker2004: 2.4k hours per worker2005: 2.4k hours per worker2006: 2.4k hours per worker2007: 2.4k hours per worker2008: 2.4k hours per worker2009: 2.4k hours per worker2010: 2.2k hours per worker2011: 2.3k hours per worker2012: 2.2k hours per worker2013: 2.2k hours per worker2014: 2.1k hours per worker2015: 2.2k hours per worker2016: 2.2k hours per worker2017: 2.2k hours per worker2018: 2.1k hours per worker2019: 2.1k hours per worker2020: 1.9k hours per worker2021: 2.1k hours per worker2022: 2.2k hours per worker2023: 2.2k hours per worker

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 Costa Rica stood at 2,177 hours per worker.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica peaked at 2,398 hours per worker in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,929 hours per worker, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 34th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,345 hours per worker 2,313 hours per worker 2,372 hours per worker 3
1990s 2,359 hours per worker 2,278 hours per worker 2,393 hours per worker 10
2000s 2,366 hours per worker 2,335 hours per worker 2,398 hours per worker 10
2010s 2,183 hours per worker 2,069 hours per worker 2,290 hours per worker 10
2020s 2,086 hours per worker 1,929 hours per worker 2,177 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 31 Cameroon 2,181 hours per worker compare
  2. 32 Turkmenistan 2,179 hours per worker compare
  3. 33 Thailand 2,177 hours per worker compare
  4. 35 Gabon 2,174 hours per worker compare
  5. 36 Morocco 2,174 hours per worker compare
  6. 37 Vietnam 2,160 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica?
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica was 2,177 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 Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 2,398 hours per worker in 2008.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 1,929 hours per worker in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Costa Rica ranks 34th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Costa Rica 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

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