Annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,177 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Costa Rica, 1987–2023
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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Costa Rica
- Industry (including construction), value added 10.30 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 3.7% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 8.1% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 78.0% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 17.42 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 96.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 48.60 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 75.05 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 20.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 8.6% (2025)
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
This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.