Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador
Ecuador: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,594 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador, 1995–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador is 1,594 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador peaked at 1,943 hours per worker in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1,483 hours per worker, in 2020.
Ecuador ranks 109th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,904 hours per worker | 1,789 hours per worker | 1,943 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,786 hours per worker | 1,729 hours per worker | 1,835 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,627 hours per worker | 1,552 hours per worker | 1,719 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,560 hours per worker | 1,483 hours per worker | 1,594 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Ecuador
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 75.5% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.63 billion constant LCU (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 62.7% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 98.45 billion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 87.38 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.3% (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 15.92 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 17.25 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ecuador was 1,594 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,943 hours per worker in 1995.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,483 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ecuador rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Ecuador ranks 109th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.