Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hungary
Hungary: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,668 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hungary, 1980–2023
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 Hungary is 1,668 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Hungary peaked at 2,132 hours per worker in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1,658 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Hungary 93rd 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 44 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,996 hours per worker | 1,916 hours per worker | 2,132 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,908 hours per worker | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,956 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,842 hours per worker | 1,759 hours per worker | 1,934 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,745 hours per worker | 1,721 hours per worker | 1,767 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,678 hours per worker | 1,658 hours per worker | 1,698 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More economy & growth data for Hungary
- Industry (including construction), value added 20.00 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 2.9% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added -1.4% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure 73.4% (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 34.47 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 235.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 83.14 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Gross national expenditure 153.28 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added 56.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Exports of goods and services -1.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Hungary?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Hungary was 1,668 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 2,132 hours per worker in 1980.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,658 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Hungary rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Hungary ranks 93rd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.