Annual working hours vs. productivity in Madagascar

Madagascar: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,799 hours per worker in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,799 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 129 countries
All-time high
1,799 hours per worker
in 2023
All-time low
1,617 hours per worker
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours vs. productivity in Madagascar, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 1.6k hours per worker2006: 1.6k hours per worker2007: 1.6k hours per worker2008: 1.6k hours per worker2009: 1.6k hours per worker2010: 1.7k hours per worker2011: 1.7k hours per worker2012: 1.7k hours per worker2013: 1.7k hours per worker2014: 1.7k hours per worker2015: 1.7k hours per worker2016: 1.7k hours per worker2017: 1.7k hours per worker2018: 1.7k hours per worker2019: 1.8k hours per worker2020: 1.7k hours per worker2021: 1.8k hours per worker2022: 1.8k hours per worker2023: 1.8k hours per worker

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 Madagascar stood at 1,799 hours per worker. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Madagascar peaked at 1,799 hours per worker in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,617 hours per worker, in 2005.

Madagascar ranks 84th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,631 hours per worker 1,617 hours per worker 1,645 hours per worker 5
2010s 1,709 hours per worker 1,654 hours per worker 1,752 hours per worker 10
2020s 1,754 hours per worker 1,665 hours per worker 1,799 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 81 Venezuela 1,829 hours per worker compare
  2. 82 Romania 1,826 hours per worker compare
  3. 83 Poland 1,807 hours per worker compare
  4. 85 Azerbaijan 1,791 hours per worker compare
  5. 86 United States 1,789 hours per worker compare
  6. 87 Czechia 1,774 hours per worker compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Madagascar?
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Madagascar was 1,799 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 1,799 hours per worker in 2023.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 1,617 hours per worker in 2005.
How does Madagascar rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Madagascar ranks 84th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
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This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.