Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 2,240 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hong Kong, 1960–2023
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 Hong Kong stood at 2,240 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Hong Kong peaked at 2,831 hours per worker in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2,169 hours per worker, in 2020.
Hong Kong ranks 25th of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,738 hours per worker | 2,648 hours per worker | 2,831 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,615 hours per worker | 2,586 hours per worker | 2,628 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,485 hours per worker | 2,405 hours per worker | 2,575 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,367 hours per worker | 2,312 hours per worker | 2,401 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,413 hours per worker | 2,340 hours per worker | 2,447 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,290 hours per worker | 2,231 hours per worker | 2,392 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,216 hours per worker | 2,169 hours per worker | 2,240 hours per worker | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Hong Kong
- Services, value added 373.46 billion current US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 415.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 3.24 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 97.1% (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 853.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 6.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 655.83 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services 11.2% (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 564.37 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation 72.38 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Hong Kong?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hong Kong was 2,240 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 2,831 hours per worker in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,169 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Hong Kong rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Hong Kong ranks 25th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.