Annual working hours vs. productivity in Latvia
Latvia: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,625 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 1,625 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Latvia peaked at 1,873 hours per worker in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1,571 hours per worker, in 2020.
That places Latvia 100th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 1,863 hours per worker | 1,860 hours per worker | 1,867 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,814 hours per worker | 1,707 hours per worker | 1,873 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,677 hours per worker | 1,650 hours per worker | 1,707 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,606 hours per worker | 1,571 hours per worker | 1,630 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More economy & growth data for Latvia
- Imports of goods and services 5.7% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -4.6% (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -1.97 billion current LCU (2025)
- External balance on goods and services -2.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 67.2% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 28.89 billion current LCU (2025)
- Gross capital formation 24.1% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 32.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Trade 129.7% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services 25.44 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Latvia?
- Annual working hours vs. productivity in Latvia was 1,625 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,873 hours per worker in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,571 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Latvia rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
- Latvia ranks 100th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.