Annual working hours vs. productivity in Iraq
Iraq: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,583 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 1,583 hours per worker.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Iraq peaked at 1,954 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,576 hours per worker, in 2021.
Iraq ranks 114th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,930 hours per worker | 1,890 hours per worker | 1,954 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,751 hours per worker | 1,634 hours per worker | 1,866 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,582 hours per worker | 1,576 hours per worker | 1,586 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 111 Slovenia 1,588 hours per worker compare
- 112 Chad 1,585 hours per worker compare
- 113 Rwanda 1,584 hours per worker compare
- 115 Switzerland 1,529 hours per worker compare
- 116 United Kingdom 1,523 hours per worker compare
- 117 Mozambique 1,507 hours per worker compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Manufacturing, value added 13.22 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 5.30 trillion constant LCU (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added 11.16 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure 46.4% (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 191.81 billion current US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 249.35 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 176.68 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure 15.3% (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 191.22 billion constant 2015 US$ (2024)
- Gross national expenditure 318.92 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Iraq?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Iraq was 1,583 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,954 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,576 hours per worker in 2021.
- How does Iraq rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Iraq ranks 114th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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.