Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,599 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ethiopia, 2005–2023
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 Ethiopia stood at 1,599 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Ethiopia peaked at 1,599 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,456 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Ethiopia 107th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,498 hours per worker | 1,479 hours per worker | 1,518 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,557 hours per worker | 1,529 hours per worker | 1,569 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,551 hours per worker | 1,456 hours per worker | 1,599 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 119.46 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 86.8% (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 4.82 billion current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 80.9% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 109.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 13.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 95.31 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 6.7% (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 575.80 billion current LCU (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Ethiopia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Ethiopia was 1,599 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,599 hours per worker in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,456 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Ethiopia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Ethiopia ranks 107th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.