Annual working hours vs. productivity in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,072 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Dominican Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 2,072 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Dominican Republic peaked at 2,303 hours per worker in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1,801 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Dominican Republic 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,218 hours per worker | 2,140 hours per worker | 2,303 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,149 hours per worker | 2,123 hours per worker | 2,207 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,125 hours per worker | 2,071 hours per worker | 2,182 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,801 hours per worker | 2,072 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Manufacturing, value added 636.71 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 67.8% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 101.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.28 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 84.78 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.4% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 12.3% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 79.5% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 30.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 104.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Dominican Republic?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Dominican Republic was 2,072 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 2,303 hours per worker in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,801 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Dominican Republic ranks 52nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.